Use Green Infrastructure Inspections

Green Infrastructure Inspections can be used to streamline inspections on private and public land ensuring stormwater runoff is being managed effectively.

In this topic, you’ll learn how to use the solution by assuming the role of a user and performing the workflows below.

Inspect green infrastructure

Stormwater assets should be inspected and maintained on a regular schedule to ensure they are functioning appropriately and issues that may arise can be resolved quickly to ensure high water quality.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a stormwater inspector who has been assigned to conduct inspections on green infrastructure.

1. Download ArcGIS Field Maps and ArcGIS Survey123 onto your mobile device.

   This workflow requires the latest versions of both ArcGIS Field Maps and ArcGIS Survey123 so verify that you have the latest versions of both apps before starting the following workflow.

2. Open ArcGIS Field Maps and sign in to your ArcGIS organization.

   Open ArcGIS Survey123 and verify you have the Green Infrastructure Inspection survey downloaded to your phone.

3. Tap the Green Infrastructure Field Map to open it.
4. Tap on the green infrastructure point on which you are going to perform an inspection.
5. Click on the Conduct Inspection link in the popup.
6. ArcGIS Survey123 will launch. Fill out the inspection form.
7. When complete, click the check mark at the bottom right corner to submit the inspection.

Review green infrastructure inspections

Managers and inspectors want the ability to understand the overall condition of the green infrastructure in their community as well as the individual results all in one location.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a stormwater manager who wants to review the inspection results of an inspection on green infrastructure.

1. Sign in to your ArcGIS organization, browse and view the Green Infrastructure Inspections Dashboard.
2. In the top right, use the filters to search for the inspection results you would like to view.
3. On the left, in the Last Inspection list, click on the inspection to view the details.
4. Explore each inspection.

Note:

If you are interested in an overview of the green infrastructure inspection program, click on the Metrics tab at the bottom of the dashboard

Complete green infrastructure program application

Although green infrastructure can be built on private land and the maintenance is the responsibility of the land owner, stormwater managers are still responsible for tracking and reporting on the green infrastructure. Private property owners with green infrastructure can submit their verifications online. They must complete an application and receive approval before they can submit their verification information for annual green infrastructure maintenance.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a private property owner, or their delegate, who is responsible for submitting information about the condition and maintenance of their green infrastructure.

1. In a browser, go to the Green Infrastructure website.
2. Scroll to the Apply to submit green infrastructure verifications section and click Apply.

   When community residents do not have a community account or are not signed in to the Green Infrastructure site, the site displays buttons to Create an account or Sign In with an existing account. If a community resident is logged into the site, the Green Infrastructure site displays an Apply button, which can be used to access the Application form. In the following steps, a community resident has created an account and is signed in to the Green Infrastructure site.

3. Complete the application form.
4. Close the browser tab and return to the Green Infrastructure website.

Manage green infrastructure applicants

After private property owners, or their delegates, apply to submit their green infrastructure verification information online, their applications must be reviewed and managed.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a stormwater manager who is responsible for reviewing submission applications, identifying the green infrastructure the submitter is responsible for and approving the application.

1. Sign in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the Green Infrastructure Verifications dashboard.
2. On the bottom left, click on the Responsible Party tab.
3. In the top right, use the filter to view the applications in the Submitted status.
4. Click on the application in the Responsible Party Application list.
5. In the Manage Applications view, review the information submitted.
6. Optionally, utilizing the information submitted and the map, identify the asset ID(s) of the green infrastructure and list them in the Asset ID list field.
7. Change the Status to Ready for Assignment.
8. Scroll to the bottom and click Submit.

Note:

The Green Infrastructure Submission Notebook that was scheduled to run every night will update the domain of the assignto field in the BMP_Point of the StormwaterSystem feature with the username of the applicant. You will update this field in the next step.

Assign private assets

After private property owners, or their delegates, have been approved to submit their green infrastructure verification information online, the green infrastructure must be assigned to them and they must be notified that they are now able to submit their information online.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a stormwater manager who is responsible for assigning the green infrastructure to the appropriate user.

1. Sign in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the Green Infrastructure Verifications dashboard.
2. On the bottom left, click on the Responsible Party tab.
3. In the top right, use the filter to view the applications in the Pending status.
4. Click on the application in the Responsible Party Application list.
5. In the Manage Applications view, find the asset ID(s) in the Asset ID list you found in the previous step.
6. Search for the Asset ID(s) in the map.
7. Click on the point and click on Edit in the popup.
8. Update the Assigned To field of the asset by choosing the correct username

   Hint: The username can be found in the Manage Application view under the Asset ID list field.

9. Change the Status to Assigned.
10. Scroll to the bottom and click Submit.

Note:

The Green Infrastructure Submission Notebook that was scheduled to run every night will find those applications that have been Assigned and will send an email to the applicant with the text that was previously updated in the configuration portion.

Submit condition assessments

After applications have been approved and green infrastructure assets have been assigned, private property owners, or their delegates, can use the Green Infrastructure Hub site to submit the appropriate information.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of a private property owner, or their delegate, who needs to submit information about the green infrastructure they are responsible for maintaining. You will receive an email when your application have been approved and you have been assigned to the correct green infrastructure.

1. In the email you received, click on the link which will take you to the Green Infrastructure website.
2. Scroll down and click on the Sign in button to sign in using your community account.
3. Scroll down to the Submit your verification documents section of the website.
4. Click on the green infrastructure asset you are responsible for and click Submit verification.

Note:

You may need to zoom in on the map to the location of the green infrastructure point you are responsible for to see it.
5. Click on the point and click Submit verification.
6. Complete the form and attach files if appropriate.
7. Click Submit.
8. Repeat Steps 4 through 7 as many times as you need to if you are responsible for reporting on multiple assets.

Review condition assessments

After green infrastructure verifications have been submitted through the Green Infrastructure website, they must be reviewed.

In this workflow, you will assume the role of stormwater manager who is responsible for reviewing the information submitted by private property owners, or their delegates, on each of the green infrastructure assets they are responsible for.

1. Sign in to your ArcGIS organization and browse to the Green Infrastructure Verifications Dashboard.
2. Click on a submission in the Verifications in progress list. Review details, add comments as needed and update the status of the submission as appropriate.
3. In the bottom left, click on the Metrics tab to view private submission progress and other information.