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We are back compiling, annotating, and presenting infrastructure asset management news. Please read the insights and opinions that Ross gives on each news item. You are also invited to share your ideas or opinion on any of the articles presented. Feel free to post it through the comment form …
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For those investing in water infrastructure and water solutions, there is a concept that must be grasped: water will always win against human control. It is possible to think outside the box and not trying to stop or change the naturally occurring patterns in waterways or geographically wet …
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I had the chance to interact with a colleague after sharing “Ethics and Thought Process in Infrastructure Asset Management” on LinkedIn. He expressed that consultants shouldn’t be adding in projects that a council doesn’t need. I replied, “I think people are a lot wiser to the possibility …
Since there were no more questions from the participants and the one-hour webinar was nearing the end, Heather asked Ross for his final thoughts regarding asset management. Ross: I’m just thinking about that simple asset management diagram while you were discussing. So this was the diagram …
Ross shared the ethical practice that must be observed in doing one's infrastructure asset management plan. Heather explained the thought process that would-be infrastructure management practitioners must adopt. Ross: We’ve had a situation in New Zealand where consultants had written a …
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In the previous post "Important Advice in Developing Your Asset Management Plan," Heather mentioned that using a consultant to fill a gap or plug a hole you have is a better way to go than to contract out the whole plan and hope that that’s going to make the change. Ross provides further advice …
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A participant asked: There are some states that are starting to offer asset management planning grants. And for small systems, in particular, are there areas that you would recommend that they hire an engineer or some breaks group or someone to help them with developing their asset management …
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This is the continuation of Ross and Heather's answer to a participant's question mentioned in "Levels of Service - How to Involve Customers and How Involved Should They Be?." Heather: and one last comment I want to make is the consulting process with the community can be a little …
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A participant asked about levels of service, to wit: How involved should I have my customers be in determining my level of service and how do I go about involving them? Heather: Now I can tell you. I’ll give an answer and I’ll let Ross intervene because New Zealand has a lot of getting …
A participant asked, "Have you performed research related to automated condition-based monitoring? For example, vibration analysis and shock pulse method for bearing verification. This will be related primarily to pumping or any mechanical equipment. This will help perform predictive maintenance …
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The question is about the water losses on the customer’s side. How can the agency: Inspect the individual plumping fixtures in private homes?Replace or repair the private leaking fixturesFinance the repairs or replacementsEnforce the program Heather: That’s a really difficult issue. We …
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The participant who asked about the replacement cost of assets clarified that they are planning on setting aside 6 percent of the monthly estimated cost of the pump, which is not enough to buy the other pump after ten years. Heather: Yeah I think, it’s sort of, sometimes when we look at …
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