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Water Research Foundation, USA have published in the final report Answers to Challenging Infrastructure Management Questions. My thanks to Dan Ellison at HDR for bringing this to my attention (via LinkedIn). This report has a wealth of good information around the management of pipelines …
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Ross discusses some salient points on Levels of Service, its importance to infrastructure asset management in this 7th video of the "Introduction to Practical Asset Management" video seminar. Watch this summary video and find out how levels of service are developed; learn some resources …
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How well do we really know what message connects with the general public? We often talk about the need to “educate” the public about the “value of water” or “the complexity of what we do,” but what does this really mean? Does the public want, or more importantly, need to be …
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Ross gives a comprehensive overview of "Asset Inventory, Description of Assets" even if it's a broad topic. Don't miss watching this asset management resource. In this 30-minute video session, Ross aims to give pointers and direction on how to start working on your asset inventory …
There is a very interesting article in The Australian newspaper regarding the work that Lockheed Martin the US Defence contractor is doing with small nuclear fusion reactors. What used to be the stuff of science fiction appears to be getting closer to reality - although the Australian newspaper …
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The City of Detroit is emerging from its Chapter 9 bankruptcy, and a recent Economist Magazine article notes the major details of the bankruptcy settlement: 7 billion debt removed, 11 billion remainsRetiree pensions and health care benefits reducedDetroit Institute of Arts savedInfrastructure and …
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Presenting "Asset Inventory, Description of Assets – Summary Series", the 6th of 16 videos in the "Introduction to Practical Asset Management - Summary Series." Please watch Ross present an overview of asset inventory, what information to include and where to get the asset management …
In relation to the question on the best way to track O & M cost, Heather gave guidance and discussion on the asset management information system. Heather: I was just going to mention that you know it’s something that comes up a lot if the question is also getting at, you know, “What kind …
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In a small water utility system with a small number of staff members who are still learning, the normal tendency is to hire a professional to do the asset management job. Heather advised against this option. She explained that having the plan at the level that you yourselves can implement is …
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A webinar participant asked the questions below: "Based on experience at different places, what is the best way to track O & M (operation and maintenance) cost, and how to estimate the asset value, depreciation, all the equipment refurbishments for replacement pricing and insurance …
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I came across this article "Activists Discover Evidence of St. Petersburg's River of Poop", which relayed the recent publicity of environmental activists in St Petersburg, Russia. In summary, the activists claimed to have flushed GPS tracers down a toilet in a suburban bathroom in St Petersburg …
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Ross Waugh shares his wide knowledge of Asset Management Plans in this 5th video of the "Introduction to Practical Asset Management" video seminar. The Practical Asset Management video seminar covers 16 topics. Ross has extensive experiences and exposure in writing and reviewing …
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