The Northern Kentucky Water District joins the partnership.

A map entitled “Automated Identification of Sanitary Sewer Transfer Points and Combined Sewer Overflows” is printed in the ESRI Map Book, an annual publication dedicated to acknowledging the important and innovative accomplishments of GIS users around the world.

The partnership wins Esri’s President’s Award, an international award passed from year to year to the next recipient, given for “Making a Difference” using GIS. The award recognizes an organization that uses data-driven decision-making through GIS to make a significant positive impact on the world.

The partnership was started partly due to a need to know where underground utilities were located. It begins with four entities:

• Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission,
• Kenton County Property Valuation Administration,
• Kenton County Fiscal Court,
• Sanitation District #1.