In the post "How To Engage Governing Bodies in Your Infrastructure Asset Management Program", Ross said that he has three tips, to begin with. Ross' first advice is to "Communicate with them and keep communicating" with governing bodies. His next tip is "Don't be bogged down by technical …
How To Engage Governing Bodies in Your Infrastructure Asset Management Program
While waiting for further questions from webinar participants, Heather shared the many issues around asset management, particularly how to engage governing bodies in participating or supporting actively in the asset management program. She asked Ross to respond to the questions below and share …
Asset Management – More Tips for Replacing Water Distribution Pipes
This is the continuation of what Ross and Heather were discussing in the previous post "How to Number and Replace Water Utility Infrastructure." How do you replace bigger blocks of pipe? And that comes down to the asset management practices of your own utility. Some people will replace …
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Asset Management – How to Number and Replace Water Utility Infrastructure
We have talked awhile about numbering assets, but what about water distribution pipe? Is there a recommended numbering system that will uniquely identify each particular distribution pipe after it has been installed? Heather: They’re talking about the pipe network. So how to identify …
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Asset Management – Williston ND Wastewater System Outgrowth
Williston, North Dakota has a growing population affecting its sewage lagoon system capacity to handle the excess wastewater. There are major concerns that this issue will have a negative effect on the backwaters of the Missouri River and the headwaters of Lake Sakakawea. Most of the …
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Better Asset Management thru Tracking Infrastructure Maintenance Cost and Time
Heather and Ross continue to discuss the Important Actions in Tracking Life Cycle Cost of Assets. Heather provides some examples taken from real utility infrastructure management situations she had encountered. Ross gives the possible benefits of tracking maintenance program …
Asset Management – Further Along Tracking Life Cycle Cost of Assets
In the previous post (Most Important Actions in Tracking Life Cycle Cost of Assets), Heather stressed the importance of tracking cost at a minimum on a component basis. Explaining further, Ross provided a concrete example. Ross: And of course, what Heather has been describing presupposes …
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Infrastructure Asset Management – Risk Factors in the EnviroMission and Central Arizona Project Agreement
EnviroMission Ltd., an Australian energy company, and its U.S. Subsidiary has signed a project development deal with the CAWCD (Central Arizona Water Conservation District) that allows it to develop a transmission project. This could increase the reliability of the Central Arizona Project water …
Asset Management – Tracking Life Cycle Cost of Assets
Here's another question from a participant and Heather's answer. If the utility wants to start tracking the minimum life cycle cost for their assets, what are the most important actions they should be taking to do so? Heather: I would say one of the most important and it is something we …
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How to Appraise Infrastructure Repair Options Using Asset Management Principles
A participant asked the question below: We have an elevated water tank, 21,000 gallons, with possible holes in the roof and perhaps birds nesting on the tank, it all must be replaced. What is the good short-term cheap solution? Heather: Well, that’s a very good question. If there’s a hole …
It Has Been Quiet Around Here
There has been a lull in blog posts for the past 5 weeks. Ross was engaged in a very interesting infrastructure asset management project in the Pacific Islands that took him out of New Zealand for a month. Despite intentions to keep blogging through this period, that didn't …
New Mexico Tribes Benefit from Tribal Infrastructure Act
Ten years ago, the government of New Mexico realized that the tribal communities of the State had little to no access to basic modern water and energy systems. In response, former Gov. Bill Richardson signed the Tribal Infrastructure Act into law. The law requires that the state allocate five …
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