You'll see "NASCO Certified" on a lot of pipe-inspection websites. Here's what it actually means.
NASCO / NASSCO in one sentence
The National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO) runs the industry-standard training and certification programs for pipeline inspection and cleaning - including PACP (pipe assessment), LACP (lateral assessment), and MACP (manhole assessment).
Why it matters on your job
- Consistent defect coding - a NASCO-standard report reads the same whether we ran it or another certified crew did
- Municipalities accept PACP-coded reports for permit and compliance submittals
- Your engineer, insurance carrier, and buyer all speak the same language
- Certified operators have been trained to identify defects untrained crews miss
The bottom line
A cheap CCTV inspection by an uncertified operator gives you a video. A NASCO-certified inspection gives you a document you can act on and hand to anyone who needs to trust it.