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What are the items included in preparing your financial summary and funding? How will you classify and detail expenditures? What are the other infrastructure asset management planning items to be considered in developing financial funding? In the "Financial Summary and Funding - FULL …
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President Obama has called a lot of attention to the state of American infrastructure and its future demands over the last month and many newsagents have commented, argued, and discussed the subject since the State of the Union address. One common thought that perseveres through the articles is …
After a January meeting, the council of Columbia, SC is officially open to selling or leasing the city's water and sewage systems to a private, for-profit company. Many companies have expressed their interest in such a venture, though it has had next to no publicity. The systems generate …
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Sewage and Wastewater treatment facilities are fast deteriorating in the State of New York due to aging infrastructure and outdated technology. The majority of the State's residents rely on these facilities and if change doesn't happen soon, State waters will likely become tainted. However, …
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Senator Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation on Tuesday the 27th of January, 2015, to rebuild America's crumbling infrastructure. It's a five-year plan that would require $1 trillion worth of investment in the hopes of creating 13 million paid jobs. The legislation is co-sponsored by …
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In the previous post titled "Best Asset Management Practice — Improving Preventive Maintenance", Ross shared his insights from his consulting experiences in New Zealand. Heather continued the discussion. Heather: I would just mention that one of the things to think about with your system …
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Recently the City of San Diego, California has realized that her infrastructure needs some serious attention. Stormwater is their major area of an issue because they need $700 million more than they have to fix their Stormwater infrastructure over the next five years. The city has seemingly …
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Kansas City is just one of many cities who are looking at incorporating new "smart" technology into its core infrastructure. The technology itself is innovative and has the potential to really improve things, but the concern is that the cost is too high. Fortune Magazine examines the idea in …
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A participant mentioned that one of the keys to asset management is improving preventive maintenance. Then the participant asked: "Do you have a list of best asset management practices to preventive maintenance for water distribution and wastewater collection along with cost estimates for best …
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The State of California is about to invest a very large amount in its water infrastructure assets. Drought is a recurring problem in the region and the State is looking ahead to manage Stormwater more effectively in years to come. The funds will go towards new reservoirs, underground storage, and …
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The UK-based Infrastructure Asset Management Exchange is holding their annual event in March. The Infrastructure Asset Management Exchange is supported by the UK Institute of Asset Management, which is a professional body for the whole of life management of physical assets The Institute of …
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St. Louis, Missouri is looking to the future and realizing it is well-placed to supply water to other drier states as the demand increases. If they continue to follow in that vein of thought, well-implemented infrastructure asset management will need to be put in place to ensure that the region …
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