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Heather: And the other thing to think about is, different breaks have different criticality to a water utility. So a small break on a side street that it’s just tricking down the road, impacting a couple of customers is not the same as a major water main break that impacts the whole town …
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Why should the utility worry about the cost of pipe breaks that don’t affect the utility? For example, blocking traffic. Dawn: This came whenever we have the earlier discussion about the cost were associated with the water line breaks in LA, and so you know you’re talking about the various …
To remind webinar participants of the people and organizations responsible for the "Ask-the-Experts" webinar series, Heather presented the "Contact Information" slide (see image above). Heather says: You can see, mine, Dawn and Ross’s contact information there if you have questions following …
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In relation to the question on the best way to track O & M cost, Heather gave guidance and discussion on the asset management information system. Heather: I was just going to mention that you know it’s something that comes up a lot if the question is also getting at, you know, “What kind …
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A webinar participant asked the questions below: "Based on experience at different places, what is the best way to track O & M (operation and maintenance) cost, and how to estimate the asset value, depreciation, all the equipment refurbishments for replacement pricing and insurance …
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The discussion on the question below continues with Heather and Ross providing more insights. "Is there a formula or is research being done to assist utilities balancing aging infrastructure with the possibility that the customer base will decline? The population in our area is declining. If we …
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In the previous post "Infrastructure Management in Shrinking or Declining Towns" there were two questions. Ross Waugh responded to the first question on that blog post. This blog post presents Ross' response to the other question, which reads: Is there a formula or is research being done to …
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Have you run into situations where replacement cost cannot be supported by current use? What do you recommend when the cost structure points towards the discontinuation of service in a particular area? Is there a formula or is research being done to assist utilities balancing aging infrastructure …
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In the previous blog post titled "Involving Customers in Level of Service Conversations", Ross and Heather explained the importance of communicating with clients or customers. Ross answered the follow-up question, which says: Why do utilities hesitate to do a level of service agreement and how …
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Heather and Ross took turns answering the question below: In order to have an effective level of service, do you need the input from your customers? Heather: I would say, I take a stab at some comments and then I’ll turn it over to Ross to add some because I know they’ve done a lot in New …
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During the webinar, one of the questions asked was, "What is the best way to determine an appropriate level of service for community water or wastewater system?" Ross: Yeah and thanks for the question, and that's a good question because everybody has to answer it. And I think the answer …
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[note note_color="#07722D" text_color="#ffffff" radius="10"]Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held the second "Ask the Expert Asset Management Webinar" on 27 August 2014. The Inframanage site is publishing per topic the audio seminar, which was participated in by Asset Management practitioners …
