The Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) has given recognition to the Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati's Oakley Separation Sewer Project in the Water/Wastewater category for exemplary collaboration and integration in the design-build project delivery method. The District …
Starting Your Infrastructure Asset Management Database
In the previous post "Finding a Starting Point in Infrastructure Management Despite Outdated Asset Database", Heather replied to the question on how asset management can be implemented when the true condition of utility assets in the field, especially for buried assets are not known. Heather then …
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Starting Infrastructure Asset Management Despite Outdated Asset Database
A participant posed the question below: “Dealing with several decades of deferred maintenance in a few written records can be quite complicated. How can we implement asset management when we do not even know the true extent of our utility’s assets that exist in the field or their true aging …
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Analyzing Future Demand – Water Study of Coryell County Texas
On Monday the 10th of August 2015, the Coryell County Commissioners Court approved $10,000 to begin a study that would analyze the water sources, future water needs and population growth for the area. One of the particular aims of the study is to decide whether a new off-channel …
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A Case of Capturing and Managing Infrastructure Asset Management Information
In the previous post, Heather discussed planning and setting up an Asset Management Program. She pointed out that Ross is going to talk about simplifying asset management. She asked Ross for anything he wanted to add. Ross shared: Look, I think that’s just reminded me of the very early …
Infrastructure Asset Management Program – Planning and Setting Up
A webinar participant asked: “Small utilities struggle with funding to begin an asset management program. Is there any help for planning and setting up a program?” Heather: I’ll jump in and then I’ll let Ross add. I would say one is the small system project that the EFC network is doing and …
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Challenging Perceptions About Urban Infrastructure Asset Management
After the severe flooding that Phoenix, Arizona faced in September 2014, researchers from Arizona State University have joined together to lead a team of 50 researchers from 15 institutions to change the way we think about urban infrastructure. Currently, problems that are commonly associated …
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On-Site Water Systems – Its Impact on Water and Infrastructure Asset Management
Many cities are searching for ways to develop and manage local resources. The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF), through its sustainable integrated water challenge, is seeking to help cities and towns change the way that they manage their water by gearing them towards the integration …
MN Petitions “WOTUS” – Infrastructure Management Plan Implications
At the end of May 2015, the much-anticipated final rule on "Definition of Waters in the U.S." ("WOTUS") as an amendment to the Clean Water Act, was published by the EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. While everyone greatly appreciates the effort made with this document, many U.S. county …
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Simple Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram Explained
Simple Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram (1) Ross presented the Simple Infrastructure Asset Management Diagram, which shows the distinct components of asset management. He revealed that he made the diagram based on examining all the data and what he has been doing with clients over the …
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Flint Michigan – Is it Too Late to Start an Asset Management Program?
This post is the continuation of Heather's article "Flint Michigan – Would a Robust Asset Management Program Have Prevented the Disaster?"In reading this blog post please review our Flint, Michigan - Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis blog post, which provides background …
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Flint Michigan – Would a Robust Asset Management Program Have Prevented the Disaster?
In reading this blog post please review our Flint, Michigan - Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis blog post, which provides background information for this post. Introduction Much is being written about the public health crisis in Flint, Michigan caused by the …