CCTV pipe inspection to WSAA standards. Wincan-compatible reporting.
Orbital delivers CCTV pipe inspection across South East Queensland to the standards required for council build-over applications, engineering compliance and asset-owner condition assessments. Inspection is run to the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) codes, with Wincan-compatible deliverables that drop straight into your engineering or compliance package.
What we inspect
- Sewer mains and property connections — gravity and pressure systems
- Stormwater mains, sub-mains and property drainage
- Build-over applications — pre-build condition surveys of sewer assets crossing the proposed structure
- Post-construction inspections — confirming no damage to council or private assets during the build
- Blocked or damaged pipework — diagnostic inspection for plumbers and asset owners
- Junction and lateral inspection — confirming connection geometry, condition and grade
WSAA and Wincan — what they mean for your deliverable
Inspection to WSAA codes
The Water Services Association of Australia maintains the national codes for CCTV inspection of sewer and stormwater pipework. Inspections are run to a defined process — calibration, defect coding, condition grading, pipe and joint observations — so that the resulting report is comparable across operators and defensible in a council compliance chain. Orbital inspectors work to these codes as standard.
Wincan-compatible reporting
Wincan is the industry-standard reporting software for WSAA-compliant CCTV. The output is a structured database of observations — pipe attributes, defects, joint conditions, lateral connections — with photo and video evidence linked to each. Council compliance officers and engineering consultants are used to reading Wincan reports; ours drop into their workflow without translation.
What you receive
- Wincan-compatible inspection report (PDF + structured data)
- Full video footage of each inspected line
- Screenshot evidence of every coded defect
- Condition grading per pipe and per defect, per WSAA codes
- Inspection summary statement suitable for council build-over submission
- Where requested: plan view of inspected lines drafted to CAD
Build-over application support
Most Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Logan council build-over applications require a CCTV inspection of the sewer asset crossing the proposed structure, run to WSAA standards, lodged in a Wincan-compatible format. Orbital has delivered this scope across multiple councils for over a decade. We know the requirements of each council’s submission package and the common reasons applications get returned — we’ll flag those issues during scoping, not after the report has been lodged.
Where the inspection identifies a defect that affects the application, we’ll coordinate the remediation conversation — either back to the property owner’s plumber, or where the asset is council-owned, the appropriate notification to council. We don’t perform remediation work ourselves, but we know the operators who do.
How we inspect — equipment and method
CCTV equipment
Tracked CCTV crawler systems suitable for pipe diameters from 100mm through to large stormwater mains. Pan-and-tilt camera heads for full circumferential and lateral inspection at each defect. Lighting systems calibrated for accurate condition assessment. Distance measurement integrated to the footage so every observation is positioned along the pipe.
Inspection process
- Pre-inspection brief — confirm scope, access, and any specific concerns from the client or council.
- Site setup — confirm pipe access, calibrate equipment, run pre-inspection checks.
- CCTV survey — full length of each line, with detailed inspection at each defect.
- Defect coding live during the inspection — WSAA-compliant codes applied as observations are made.
- Post-inspection review — defect interpretation, condition grading, report compilation.
- Wincan-compatible deliverable produced and delivered to your nominated submission package.
Integration with locating and survey
Where the CCTV scope sits inside a broader subsurface utility engineering or build-over package, we coordinate with the locate and survey work. The pipe geometry observed during CCTV gets cross-checked against the surface locate; the joint locations get added to the survey deliverable. One coordinated package, one set of records.
Who buys CCTV inspection from Orbital
Builders and developers
Build-over applications, post-construction condition confirmation, defect identification before slab pour. Fast turnaround on the documentation side because the council requirements are well understood.
Plumbers
Diagnostic inspection of blocked or damaged lines, junction location, lateral confirmation, post-repair verification. Wincan reporting where the plumber’s client is going to use the report in a council submission.
Engineering consultancies
Asset condition assessments, capital works planning, drainage design verification. Wincan deliverables that integrate into wider engineering packages.
Asset owners and councils
Maintenance program inspections, post-storm asset assessments, build-over compliance reviews of work delivered by others.
Why Orbital for CCTV
Twenty-three years in South East Queensland’s locating and inspection industry. CERTLOC certified. NULCA member. Our CCTV work is run to WSAA codes by inspectors who do this every day, not by an operator who picked up a camera last month. We understand the council submission requirements because we’ve lodged the reports through them — many times, across many councils.
Where the CCTV inspection is part of a wider AS 5488 or subsurface utility engineering scope, it’s coordinated with the locate, the survey and any vacuum excavation work through our Vac2U alliance. You receive a single deliverable rather than four operators’ worth of separate paperwork.
Frequently asked questions
Does the inspection need to be to WSAA standards for my council build-over application?
In almost every SEQ council that approves build-over applications — Brisbane City Council, Logan, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich, Redlands — yes. WSAA-compliant inspection with Wincan-compatible reporting is the standard requirement. We run every commercial CCTV scope to this standard by default.
Can you inspect pipes that are blocked or partially blocked?
Yes, often. If the blockage is partial we may be able to inspect to and past it depending on conditions. If the blockage is total, the line needs clearing first — we’ll coordinate that with Vac2U if it’s a job we can mobilise jointly, or refer you to a plumber if appropriate. Either way the cleared line gets the WSAA inspection it needs.
How long does a CCTV inspection take?
For a single-property build-over application, the on-site inspection is typically half a day; report compilation is another half-day. For larger commercial sites or condition-survey scopes, time scales with the length of pipework and the level of defect detail required. We’ll quote a realistic program after reviewing the scope.
Do you provide the report directly to council, or to me?
We provide the report to you — you lodge it in the application package. We can speak to council directly on your behalf if you’d prefer; just let us know during scoping.
What’s the cost?
Per scope. Variables: site access, total pipe length, defect detail, number of access points required, Wincan vs lighter reporting standard. Most residential build-over inspections are scoped within a defined fixed-price range; commercial and infrastructure work is quoted job-by-job.
Can the CCTV inspection be combined with locating, survey or vacuum excavation work?
Yes, and we recommend combining where the scope warrants it. A typical commercial build-over package combines AS 5488 underground service locating, CCTV inspection to WSAA, and where applicable QL-A verification through our Vac2U alliance. Coordinated delivery, one project lead, one deliverable.
Related services
- Underground service locating
- AS 5488 Subsurface Utility Engineering
- Vacuum excavation through Vac2U alliance
- CAD drawings — DWG and PDF
Tell us about the pipe.
Send us the site address, the council the build-over is going to (if applicable), and the pipe details if you have them. We’ll come back with a fixed-price quote, realistic mobilisation date, and confirmation of the Wincan reporting standard we’ll deliver to.