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Puerto Rico is facing one of the worst droughts in its history. On the eastern side of the island, the government has been forced to start extreme water rationing - something that hasn't happened in 20 years. Residents are caught up in a rationing cycle that leaves them without water for 24 hours …
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Showing the diagram he created, Ross presented the key components of infrastructure asset management. Simple IAM Diagram (1) Ross explains: Levels of Service, Future Demand, Risks So when you’re linking that to again, even to the financial sustainability program, for any utility, …
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What seems a good thing - water levels at the highest capacity they've been in years - is actually not so great for Colorado Springs Utilities. The one drawback of so much rain is that customers use less water, which means the utility loses revenue. Fifty percent of the money made by the water …
A participant asked how the state revolving fund conditions for facility sustainability plans could be developed to receive SRF funding and help drive asset management. Heather shared her thoughts. Heather says: I am certainly an advocate that I hope, the facility, the financial sustainability …
Discussing further on the issue of engaging governing bodies to support water utility infrastructure asset management programs, Heather mentioned that this is now a big issue in the water and wastewater sector. Heather says: And just one more thing I'd like to mention on the governing bodies …
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The ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan is not new to the team at Inframanage.com - read our earlier posts on the Flint Michigan Water Crisis. It has now reached the point where Flint residents in July 2015 staged a scheduled, one-week demonstration under the title: "CLEAN AFFORDABLE WATER …
In late July 2015, the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration announced that they will be awarding a 1.5 million dollar grant to the Village of Salado, Texas to help upgrade water and sewer systems. The Government is doing this as part of its continued commitment to invest …
Ross talked about three tips on how asset management practitioners could persuade government bodies to support actively infrastructure asset management programs. He discussed the two tips in earlier posts, titled: Communicate with Them and Keep CommunicatingDon’t Be Bogged Down by Technical …
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 …
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 …
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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