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As you go through the process of preparing your asset management plan, you will realize there are lots of gaps in your data and assumptions. How do you move forward to bridging these gaps in your asset management plan? How do you identify and undertake improvements? How do you improve your …
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In this summary video, Ross discusses the following subtopics: assessing the status of your asset management planidentifying your improvement actionsprioritizing those actionsdeveloping an improvement plandelivering that improvement planmonitoring the outcomes Watch Ross gave a quick overview …
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New Orleans is a city that deals with water issues on a sometimes daily basis. As flood-level water pours in, they have a system of levees and pump stations that can have the city clear of the water in 30 minutes. This all seems good at surface level, but below the surface, problems abound. The …
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When you hear the word "infrastructure", what is your initial reaction? "Cool!", "Wow", "Sexy", 'Important", or..."What?", "I don't know." This is exactly the point that popular comedian John Oliver tries to make on his show Last Week Tonight. With a satirical smile, Oliver shows …
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In the 1950s, towns and cities across America invested in wastewater and water infrastructure, improving and constructing all the necessary systems and installing pipes in place. Then the focus of these towns and cities moved to other things until now. It becomes more obvious every day that …
The people making the decisions around funding want to know how confident are you on the data you have used to develop the expenditure forecasts projected in your asset management plan. In this video, Ross provides details on: significant assumptions you need to consider in your asset …
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China has been undergoing a remarkable level of growth and urbanization over the past few decades, with just over half of China's population now urban. Urbanization in China is predicted to continue to about 70% of the population, so there is a lot of urban growth still to come. The …
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Ross says this topic creates a linking section in your Asset Management Plan, describing how you organize yourself to delivering an asset management plan using to best practices in the industry. The Business Processes and Practices topic matches in some degree what IPWEA published in the …
In this week's collation of infrastructure management news, we take a look at the utility infrastructure concerns that beset the US and the world. Take a moment to read each news item. Also, read the infrastructure asset management insights that Ross Waugh has provided. READ FURTHER DETAILS ON …
The federal government has approved $692,000 for a new water district in the Town of Barre, Orleans County. This was announced by Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday the 24th of Feb. The grant will go towards constructing a new water main, valves, and hydrants that will …
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The use of brackish water is not a new phenomenon for Texas. It was first identified as a supply strategy in the 2007 State Water Plan, and by that point, 80 desalination plants were already operating around the state. However, there has been a consistent debate about the pros and cons of its …
The mayor of Flint has sent a letter to President Obama's Director of Intergovernmental Affairs requesting the participation of the White House and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a City of Flint Technical Advisory Water Committee. Flint is forming both a water committee and a technical …
