In our previous blog post, "The Manila Water Model – Community Engagement with Water Utility Management" we mentioned how the water utility company goes to the grassroots level in water management. Well, we based that blog post on the article that we read on the Malaysian publication. In the process of learning about the Manila Water Company, we discovered that they are using social media … [Read more...]
Asset Management Training, Mentoring and Capital Investment Planning Tips
In this vlog, Ross shares his training and mentoring activities. Ross observes that Universities and National Associations are good starting places for asset management training. Watch this video blog and know where to start if you're looking for training courses on infrastructure asset management. Capital Investment Planning tips are featured in this vlog. CLICK on the play button … [Read more...]
ISO 55000 Asset Management, Infrastructure Outlook, Replacement Constraints
Following what we have mentioned in our "Welcome to Inframanage 2019" post, Inframanage.com continues to put up vblogs. In this short 4-minute vlog, Ross Waugh discusses the following topics: ISO 55000 Asset Management Global Infrastructure Outlook Infrastructure Replacement and Capital Ross reads and reflects on the ISO 55000's definition of "asset management." He then shares the … [Read more...]
Inframanage 2019 – More Asset Management Learning Coming Your Way
Ross Waugh of Inframanage.com welcomes you to 2019, another year of creating and publishing infrastructure asset management online learning resources. What's in store for you this year at Inframanage.com? Publishing articles and multimedia materials on asset management seminars, presentations, and webinar transcriptions;Video blogging regularly, watch out for his insights on recent … [Read more...]
Discussing Asset Management Practice for Your Infrastructure System
Talking about the Havelock North water contamination, a participant asked was a sanitary well survey conducted and are daily bacteria tests run on the system. Ross: Right, there were some, when I was referring to operational issues, that particular, it’s a long story. Look, like there is Eastlight lever arch folders from the floor to the ceiling, boxes of evidence around this. They … [Read more...]
Asset Management is About Level of Service that Protects Public Health
Ross and Heather continue to discuss the case of Havelock North New Zealand water contamination incident. A webinar attendee's question led Ross and Heather to discuss the importance of levels of service and public health. The participant asked whether the water system at Havelock North was chlorinated, which Ross said that they wished it was. Ross explains further: There’s a … [Read more...]
The Importance of Making Valid Assumptions in Asset Management Planning
In the previous post, Ross presented the case of the Havelock North water contamination incident, explaining the lessons learned. Here, Ross cites the importance of making valid assumptions in asset management based on what happened in Havelock North. Ross explains: The other thing and this is something that we do a lot of asset management planning is we’re making a lot of … [Read more...]
Lessons from the Havelock North, NZ Water Contamination Incident
Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held another "Ask the Experts - Resolving Asset Management Issues" webinar on 11 October 2017. Inframanage.com presents the webinar topics through a series of blog posts. After Heather made some words of introduction to the webinar, she invited Ross to present the case of the Havelock North water contamination incident. Ross: Thank you, … [Read more...]
Asset Management Reflections on the Water Infrastructure Act
The U.S. Senate and the President signed a new piece of legislation that is set to improve the upgrade and maintenance of water infrastructure all over the country. The Water Infrastructure Act (known as WIA) will allow states to put more finance into water infrastructure and is hoped to ensure the eventual reality of all Americans having personal access to safe drinking water. Water … [Read more...]
The Manila Water Model – Community Engagement with Water Utility Management
In the mid-90s the Philippine Government recognized that they had a national water crisis on their hands. Only 26% of the residents of Metro Manila had 24-hour access to drinkable water and the poor of the city didn't have access to clean drinking water at all. In 1997 this changed dramatically for the East Zone of Metro Manila when the Manila Water Company utility took over management of … [Read more...]
Strategic Asset Management Planning eBook Available Now!
The "Strategic Asset Management Planning eBook is available now and ready for your reading and downloading. It's a compilation of the blog posts we've created from out of Ross Waugh's lecture at the University of Auckland. Below are the topics included in the infrastructure asset management eBook: Why Infrastructure Asset Management is a Flourishing Career What Is Strategic Asset … [Read more...]
Water Utility Management Lessons from Lansing’s Water System Project
Lansing, Michigan has succeeded in replacing all of it's 12,500 lead pipes. This large project has come at a high cost for the utility, but with careful investment, it has become a very manageable cost. The city has succeeded in avoiding problems that have arisen in other areas of the state of Michigan by thinking ahead and realizing that replacing old water infrastructure is crucial and … [Read more...]
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