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Is there any GIS or remote sensing tools for homing in on water system problems and identifying the areas where you need to do the work? Heather: There are certain GIS tools that can be used if you have already, say a GIS map of your system. One thing you can use is GPS. And take a GPS …
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In the previous blog post titled "Critical Issues to Consider in Asset Management System Improvement," Heather and Ross discussed some important steps and matters to consider. Heather emphasized that focusing on the actual problem will enable the organization to spend wisely. Below are what …
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On 12 May 2015, Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh held another Ask the Experts (ATE) webinar. This is the third ATE webinar they've done together. The webinar provided another opportunity for asset management practitioners around the United States to ask questions regarding challenges in their …
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Inframanage presents the "Ask the Experts April 2014 Webinar eBook", a helpful resource for your asset management practice. A total of 23 topics were created and published on the Inframanage Blog from out of the April 2014 webinar transcript. Brief Background of Asset Management Practice …
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Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger conducted two "Ask-the-Experts" webinars in 2014 to provide a venue for people involved in asset management, particularly among small water utilities within the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFC Network). These webinars were held free through the …
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In the previous post titled "Best Asset Management Practice — Improving Preventive Maintenance", Ross shared his insights from his consulting experiences in New Zealand. Heather continued the discussion. Heather: I would just mention that one of the things to think about with your system …
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A participant mentioned that one of the keys to asset management is improving preventive maintenance. Then the participant asked: "Do you have a list of best asset management practices to preventive maintenance for water distribution and wastewater collection along with cost estimates for best …
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A participant asked about the level of service issues as they manage their water utility assets. Please read below what Heather and Ross explained. Heather: Well, my take on that is there are a few that are more set by regulatory nature that you, know you want to make sure that you’re …
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Ross: And Heather, I met the gentleman at Albuquerque who wrote that and the thing that impressed me was he was a private individual. He was just helping out. He’s I think a voluntary custodian for his community of the water system. And if he wasn’t 75, he was that sort that age if …
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Ross: And Heather look one of the things we’ve found here that are very easy when you’re a small system to look at a 200 or 300-page asset management plan that’s being produced by LA or New York or a major system. And that’s just ridiculous. We can’t do that and the sure answer is you don’t …
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Do you have any advice on how to convince a small system that they need to have an asset management plan? Heather: My advice is, that it’s very important to work with them on whatever their biggest problem is and show them how asset management can help them solve that issue as a way to get …
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