Booth 721 · Clean Currents 2026

Clear enough to act on

The Reach Digital Diver Camera System gives hydro owners inspection video they can make decisions on, and gives dive teams a system that captures it cleanly, every dive.

Phoenix Convention Center · 21–25 September 2026

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The footage is the record you live with

For a dam owner, an underwater inspection isn't a video file; it's the basis for a maintenance call, an engineering judgement, and a record that has to stand up long after the dive is over. When the footage is murky or inconsistent, the cost rarely shows up as one clear failure. It shows up as re-dives, second-guessed decisions, and reports that raise more questions than they close.

Your dive contractor can only hand you a decision as clear as what they captured. The Reach Digital Diver Camera System, or DDCS, is built so that what comes back up is clear, consistent, and ready to act on.

What each system brings back

J.F. Brennan Company ran the Reach DDCS alongside a competitor diver camera system on comparable submerged structure. These are frames from that work. Neither side has been colour corrected or sharpened.

Competitor camera frame of a folding ruler held against a submerged member — A folding ruler held against a corroded member. Whether the graduations are legible decides whether this footage is evidence or only illustration.

Reach DDCS frame of a folding ruler held against a submerged member, graduations legible — A folding ruler held against a corroded member. Whether the graduations are legible decides whether this footage is evidence or only illustration.

Competitor camera frame of chain and shackle under growth — Chain and shackle under heavy growth. Wear on the links is what an inspector is there to assess, and only one of these frames lets them.

Reach DDCS frame of chain and shackle under growth, links distinct — Chain and shackle under heavy growth. Wear on the links is what an inspector is there to assess, and only one of these frames lets them.

Competitor camera frame of a submerged concrete face — A submerged concrete face. The purple and green cast on the competitor side is chroma noise rather than staining, and whoever reads that frame has to decide which it is.

Reach DDCS frame of a submerged concrete face showing surface texture — A submerged concrete face. The purple and green cast on the competitor side is chroma noise rather than staining, and whoever reads that frame has to decide which it is.

Competitor camera frame of biofouling around exposed voids — Growth around exposed voids. A coverage figure comes from the boundary between colonized and clean substrate, so that boundary has to survive into the file.

Reach DDCS frame of biofouling around exposed voids with a readable boundary — Growth around exposed voids. A coverage figure comes from the boundary between colonized and clean substrate, so that boundary has to survive into the file.

Competitor camera frame of submerged members through turbid water — Submerged members behind a turbid water column. Light comes back to both cameras. The question is how much of it carries information about the structure.

Reach DDCS frame of submerged members through turbid water — Submerged members behind a turbid water column. Light comes back to both cameras. The question is how much of it carries information about the structure.

"The difference in image quality between the Reach System and competitor units is immediately noticeable. The enhanced detail allows our dive supervisors to interpret conditions more accurately during dive operations and communicate underwater findings with divers in real time.

For reporting, the improved image clarity provides stronger visual documentation, allowing us to better capture underwater conditions and support our findings with high-quality imagery. Ultimately, this gives our clients greater confidence in understanding the condition of their assets below the waterline."

- Justin Brendon, Underwater Specialist II at J.F. Brennan Company, Inc.

What the DDCS is built to support

Inspection you can act on
Video that's clear enough to base a decision on when it's received after the dive.

Dependable in real conditions
A system dive teams can run with confidence in the cold, dark and turbid water this work happens in.

A record that holds up
Site, date and time overlays plus real-time audio annotation, so the inspection stands on its own later.

A cleaner handoff
Footage that moves from the dive to engineering review to a decision without rework.