J. Scott Shipe has 45 years of experience managing water & wastewater utilities having worked at four utilities. During his career he has developed many programs regarding addressing Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) & Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSO's) and Water Distribution System Critical Infrastructure. He has performed countless projects, managed and or inspected over 40,000 Fire Hydrants & Valves & 10,000 Manholes including 5,100 Miles of Water & Sewer Pipeline Infrastructure, including development of a comprehensive 35 step Asset Inspection Program aimed at maintenance and rehabilitation for minimizing sanitary sewer overflows (SSO’s) and (I&I) and insuring Fire Hydrants are ready in moment's notice to assure protection of your Water System for fire fighting purposes without restriction.