In the Beginning
In what state did RH Borden provide its first SL-RAT service?
Utah
Jazz
How many feet of pipe has RH Borden acoustically assessed with the SL-RAT from its beginning until December 2022?
(within 5 million)
48 million feet of pipe
What is the full name of H2S?
Hydrogen Sulfide
What is the most common material that manholes are made out of?
Concrete
What year did RH Borden provide its first SL-RAT service?
June 2019
What are the first names of the account manager and operations manager that cover Colorado?
Kwin Petersen and Quin Stewart
Which three states contain over 50% of the sewer pipe in the United States?
California, Texas, and Florida
What company makes the RTC-360 laser scanner?
Leica Geosystems
Which of our states has the largest and heaviest manhole lids?
Arizona
What kind of vehicle did crew members drive to perform RAT field work before the first van or truck was purchased in 2021?
Golf Carts
What are the first names and roles of the three awesome women at RH Borden?
Becky - GIS
Katia - HR/Payroll
Savana - Finance/Admin
What percentage of cleaning truck emissions can we save a city when they switch to a condition-based maintenance program with the SL-RAT?
(within 10%)
90% of emissions
What do SL-RAT and SL-DOG stand for?
Bonus points for naming the company they're made by.
Sewer Line Rapid Assessment Tool
Sewer Line Data OrGanizer
InfoSense
What part of the manhole is also sometimes called the bench?
The Shelf
What is the full name of our founder, R.H. Borden?
Robert Henry Borden
Which 4 of our team members are currently expecting babies?
Brad [and Erin] Brooks
Quin and Savana Stewart
Colton [and Lindsay] Stewart
How much water can we save in a city with a 100-mile sewer system when they switch to a condition-based maintenance program with the SL-RAT?
(within 50,000 gallons)
960,000 gallons (almost 1mil gallons!)
What does MVM stand for?
Manhole Virtual Model
What part of the manhole is also sometimes called the apron?
The Collar
What was our deliverable to cities before we learned about GIS?
A 3'x6' paper printout
What are the four parts of RH Borden's Why Statement?
The future of cities is smart cities.
Technology is the tool of our time and provides a better way.
We are ethical stewards of technology.
We serve and provide relief.
We have done work for 4 capitol cities of the 6 states we're working in. Name all of them.
Salt Lake City, UT (MVM in 2021)
Carson City, NV (RAT in 2022)
Cheyenne, WY (RAT in 2022)
Phoenix, AZ (MVM in 2022)
What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information System
What is the lowest point of the manhole called at the base of the trough?
The Invert