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A webinar participant asked, how can our system encourage utility staff to implement and maintain business workflow profit associated with asset management an acronym CMMS, especially in those years when systems still exist where the workforce was insufficient for day to day tasks, much less …
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In answer to the question of an attendee regarding declining per capita demand patterns and its integration with the asset management plan, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger continue to discuss demand analysis and sustainability. Ross: But that whole declining consumption as well, when …
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A webinar attendee asks for any recommendations regarding integrating changing, mostly declining, per capita demand patterns. Heather: And that is actually dynamic, the declining demand patterns on a per capita basis is something we see almost nationwide. I won’t say absolutely every …
In the previous post, Ross mentioned about getting that bigger picture planning going that would help in forming the shorter-term plans. Heather explains further: And that ties right back into our managing assets into asset management conversation because we’re just so focused on managing …
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Heather stressed the importance of understanding the terminology in the asset management industry so that everybody will be on the same page when terms like "asset management," "managing assets," "O & M as an investment" are mentioned. Ross then discussed the planning cycle, citing their …
Heather Himmelberger and Ross Waugh began discussing the terminology and understanding of the phrases, "operation and maintenance" and "rehabilitation and replacement" in the previous post. Ross continues: And if you are a municipality or a water supply operator and you’re going, okay we are …
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Heather: So, another topic that came up at the conference I was at in Australia, and it’s something that I’ve been thinking a lot about because it gets into this terminology and how important terminology can be. So, there’s a lot of talks right now about the need for more infrastructure …
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In the previous post "Coping with Regulations and Standards through Asset Management Planning," Heather and Ross discussed the possible options asset managers can consider so they can work on their asset management practice while complying with federal regulations and standards. In this post, …
An attendee asked, is it possible that there are too many federal regulations, and they steal time and financial resources and reduce asset management, for example, requiring a small village’s nutrient reduction even though they don’t contribute? Heather: It is one of those things that I …
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A participant asked if the Havelock's contamination of the water system was preceded by an unusual rain event. Ross: A few things preceded it, but yes there was a significant rain event a couple of weeks or so beforehand. Twenty years ago, they’d had a similar sort of rain circumstances, and …
Ross and Heather shared further lessons as they continue discussing on Asset Management versus Managing Assets. Ross: And I think a classic example of that, a few years ago, one of the larger urban municipalities in New Zealand got me to look at. They were rewriting a service delivery …
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In the previous post, Heather started talking about the distinction between "Asset Management" and "Managing Assets." She then asked Ross for his thoughts from the perspective of New Zealand. Ross: Yes, and again, just for our attendees as well, if you put “Havelock North water incident …
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