Infiltration & Inflow Studies in Vancouver

Infiltration (groundwater entering through pipe defects) and inflow (stormwater entering through cross-connections) cost utilities millions in unnecessary treatment. Our I/I studies combine flow monitoring, smoke testing, dyed water testing and targeted CCTV to identify and quantify entry points across a service area. We deliver these for municipalities and large institutional properties with combined or aging sanitary systems.

What sewer scans typically finds in Vancouver

Pre-1960 clay laterals on east-side residential streets, root intrusion in mature-tree neighbourhoods, infiltration in combined-sewer areas.

Vancouver's built environment — high-rise concrete towers, wood-frame walk-ups, character single-family homes and pre-war duplexes — shapes how infiltration & inflow studies is delivered locally. Vancouver mixes 1910s heritage homes with 60-storey concrete towers, so leak investigations vary enormously between properties. Heritage neighbourhoods like Kitsilano and Strathcona tend to show old copper and galvanized failures; downtown and Yaletown towers more often have slab penetrations and envelope failures behind window-wall systems.

Who uses infiltration & inflow studies in Vancouver

Three sectors, one standard:

• Residential — homeowners, condo owners, strata councils and property managers in Vancouver use infiltration & inflow studies to identify hidden issues before they trigger insurance claims or compounding damage.
• Commercial — facility managers, building owners, retail and hospitality operators across Vancouver schedule infiltration & inflow studies as scheduled maintenance and emergency diagnostics.
• Government & institutional — municipal facilities, schools, health authorities, and engineering consultants procure infiltration & inflow studies with the documentation rigor public-sector audit and capital planning require.

What you get

• Precise marked location on accessible surfaces
• Photo-linked report formatted for insurance, engineering or procurement
• Methodology + equipment metadata for technical review
• Same-day delivery for emergencies in Vancouver

Vancouver neighbourhoods served