Following what we have mentioned in our "Welcome to Inframanage 2019" post, Inframanage.com continues to put up video blogs. 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 … [Read more...]
Inframanage 2019 – More Asset Management Learning Coming Your Way (Video Blog)
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. You can have a system but if the management decides not to use it or use it infrequently that can’t correct problems for you. - Ross Waugh Ross: Right, there were some, when I was referring to operational issues, that particular, … [Read more...]
Asset Management is About Level of Service that Protects Public Health
Ross and Heather continue to discuss the case of the Havelock North New Zealand water contamination incident. I think in New Zealand now we’re refocusing ourselves on remembering that water and wastewater systems are about protecting public health - Ross Waugh A webinar attendee's question led Ross and Heather to discuss the importance of levels of service and public health. The … [Read more...]
The Importance of Making Valid Assumptions in Asset Management Planning
"If you run on an assumption that’s incorrect, it’s going to hurt you at some stage." -Ross Waugh 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 … [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. Te Mata Peak 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 … [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. It will be interesting to observe how the Water Infrastructure Act will be implemented by state and county water authorities across the US and its impact on water infrastructure. The Water Infrastructure Act (known as WIA) will … [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. Desludging trucks of Manila Water in 2012. Source: Wikipedia In 1997 this changed dramatically for the East Zone of Metro Manila … [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 CareerWhat 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. Michigan State Capitol 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 … [Read more...]
Asset Management – How to Start and Practice Actively (Webinar)
We are happy to share the "Ask the Expert" webinar that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held on 30 August 2018 at Albuquerque, New Mexico. Know more about the asset management experts in this webinar by watching the video above. Planning to start an asset management program? Then watch the video and know what Heather and Ross discussed the following: Where do we start? How do we … [Read more...]
Better Asset Management Planning, Leadership, Trade-Offs, and Risk
It’s a constant tension. So, there’s no right or easy answer to it. I mean you can get smarter about phasing your work, so you can go and say, hey look we could phase it, spread that out rather than trying to do it all there. We could get a bit more life for those pipes, we can phase it over a longer period of time and therefore bring the average cost down. So, that’s a sort of stuff you … [Read more...]
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