Forward Lateral Sewer Resilience Program
Protect from sewer spill liability
reduce regulatory risk
modernize private lateral compliance.
Powered by the Forward Lateral Software Platform.
Outcomes-Based Results
Modeled spill-risk reduction
We dive deep into existing data to model out a current understanding of a sewer shed… and what it could look like with state of the art condition assessment.
Transparent Compliance Cycles
Data-rich dashboards designed to go straight to council. With a better-running private sewer lateral program, we’ll see faster compliance cycles, fewer emergency repairs, no chaos in staff turnover cycles.
Fantastic Public-facing Reporting
Our clean reports are sent to the property owner or real estate agent so they can view on their phones, get compeditive bids, not have to learn “plumbing” to get through the process.
Forward Lateral
Resilience Program
Try our Forward Lateral Sewer Resilience Program. This is how results get delivered.
How it works
Free consult
Constructive audit: current program, tech stacks, data, potential for improved outcomes
Deep understand of ordinance & triggers for inspection
Public outreach and consult
Produce “Priority List” paper for PSL updates
Standardize process & language
Train staff for trial run on new software
Update GIS/AI data tracking
On-going Platform + Support
Data At Your Fingertips
Streamline everything, connect everyone
A cloud-based solution for sewer lateral inspection process.
Plumbing contractors (or CCTV inspectors) create inspection reports from their online account.
Property owner receive timely updates on the status of their sewer lateral inspection (submitted/reviewed/completed).
Municipalities review inspection reports and outline next steps. Property owners and contractor notified by email, with Sewer Pirate, our AI chat bot consulting on process to ensure maximum efficiency.. Bid process begins if work is needed on the lateral.
Novel data from dashboards goes directly into ArcGIS for data deep dives.
The demo above is how a plumbing contractor or CCTV inspector creates a sewer lateral inspection report that will get sent to the municipality for review.
No need to remember all those pipe observations. Once your file is uploaded in Forward Lateral, marking observations is done while watching the video as it plays on your mobile device or desktop computer.
So much data, so little time! After your CCTV recording, send your video to a tablet, smartphone, or computer and create your full digitized inspection. This can be sent only to the client (property owner), or to a local municipality for review.
Jesse Aizenstat, Founder and CEO
It all started when…
A new home owner needed to have their sewer lateral inspected in Santa Barbara, CA. The process was so slow and frustrating that he knew there could be a better way. A few months later, Forward Lateral was born.
Forward Lateral strives to improve the entire lateral inspection process: saving time and and money for all parties involved. Whether it be the plumber who no longer has to drive to the city to drop off inspection reports, or the owner who is no longer in the dark, and even the city, who no longer needs to figure out how to play CCTV DVDs on their work computers. Forward Lateral is dedicated to making it easier for everyone.