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12/12/2016 By Admin 1 Comment

Impact of Hidden Risk to Cost – The Case of Flint Water Crisis and I35W Bridge Collapse

Impact of Hidden Risk to Cost – The Case of Flint Water Crisis and I35W Bridge Collapse

This is the continuation of Ross's discussion on the earlier post, "Explaining the 'Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram' through Analyzing the Flint Water Crisis." He explained further by adding the case of I35W Mississippi River Bridge collapse in August 2007. So the follow-up effects within this diagram, what’s going to happen now or what’s already happening is a huge amount of money … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IAM Myths, IAM Myths Realities and Money, Infrastructure Asset Management Tagged With: Canada, deighton user conference, Flint Michigan, Flint Water Crisis, infrastructure asset management realities, Infrastructure Investment, infrastructure management funding, infrastructure management realities, infrastructure usa, Ross Waugh, societal myths

12/12/2016 By Admin 2 Comments

Explaining the “Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram” through Analyzing the Flint Water Crisis

Explaining the “Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram” through Analyzing the Flint Water Crisis

What I really wanted to talk about is “Risk” and particularly this “Levels of Service-Cost-Risk diagram. And it’s coming out of some work that myself and a colleague Grant Holland who works with me did a few years ago for a ministerial task force here in New Zealand. That’s a bit like a… I guess a congressional inquiry, that sort of thing in the US. And what we recognized is that there're 3 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: IAM Myths, IAM Myths Realities and Money, Infrastructure Asset Management Tagged With: Canada, deighton user conference, Flint Michigan, Flint Water Crisis, infrastructure asset management realities, Infrastructure Investment, infrastructure management funding, infrastructure management realities, infrastructure usa, Ross Waugh, societal myths, USA

31/07/2016 By Admin 1 Comment

Infrastructure Asset Management Practice – How Risk Impacts Cost?

Infrastructure Asset Management Practice – How Risk Impacts Cost?

In the previous post, Ross explained the "Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram" and he continued to provide a couple of illustrations. Heather also mentioned two examples regarding safety and trust threshold. Ross: And a couple of examples that have dropped out recently is that, was obviously in a transportation, the Mississippi bridge failure back in 2007. So it killed - people were … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 30 June 2016, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Resources Tagged With: american water works association, Ask the Experts webinar, Asset Inventory, asset replacement cost, costs, Flint Michigan, Flint Water Crisis, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management webinar, Levels of Service, Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram, Mississippi bridge, new zealand, risk, Ross Waugh, Walkerton Canada

31/07/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

Understanding the Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram

Understanding the Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram

On 30 June 2016, Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held another "Ask the Expert: A Unique Opportunity to Ask Your Asset Management Questions or Seek Advice on How to Begin" webinar. Inframanage.com presents the webinar topics through a series of blog posts.   Heather: Great. Again thank you all for being here today. And just as a reminder, we’d like to focus this as much as possible … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ask the Experts 30 June 2016, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Resources Tagged With: Ask the Experts webinar, Asset Inventory, asset replacement cost, costs, Flint Michigan, Flint Water Crisis, Heather Himmelberger, inframanage.com, infrastructure asset management webinar, Levels of Service, Levels of Service-Cost-Risk Diagram, new zealand, risk, Ross Waugh

15/02/2016 By Heather Himmelberger 4 Comments

Flint Michigan – Is it Too Late to Start an Asset Management Program?

Flint Michigan –  Is it Too Late to Start an Asset Management Program?

This post is the continuation of Heather's article "Flint Michigan – Would a Robust Asset Management Program Have Prevented the Disaster?" In reading this blog post please review our Flint, Michigan - Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis blog post, which provides background information for this post. Implications of engaging into asset management A … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Flint Michigan Water Crisis, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Funding, Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: asset management, asset management planning, asset management strategy, environmental finance center network, Flint Michigan, funding water systems US, Future Infrastructure Management, Heather Himmelberger, municipal authorities, service level water utilities, US water utilities asset management

15/02/2016 By Heather Himmelberger 1 Comment

Flint Michigan – Would a Robust Asset Management Program Have Prevented the Disaster?

Flint Michigan – Would a Robust Asset Management  Program Have Prevented the Disaster?

In reading this blog post please review our Flint, Michigan - Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis blog post, which provides background information for this post. Introduction Much is being written about the public health crisis in Flint, Michigan caused by the contaminated drinking water.  I will leave to others the extremely important discussions of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Flint Michigan Water Crisis, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Funding, Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: asset management, asset management planning, asset management strategy, environmental finance center network, Flint Michigan, funding water systems US, Future Infrastructure Management, Heather Himmelberger, municipal authorities, service level water utilities, US water utilities asset management

14/02/2016 By Ross Waugh 3 Comments

Flint Michigan — Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis

Flint Michigan — Introduction to Infrastructure Asset Management Analysis

Flint Michigan has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons regarding its water supply. The issue has escalated politically and now has the involvement of authorities at Federal, State and Local levels. Here at Inframanage.com we believe that there are lessons to be learned from Flint Michigan about infrastructure asset management. We will be publishing a series of blog posts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Flint Michigan Water Crisis, General Information, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: asset management, Flint Michigan, Flint Water Crisis, infrastructure asset management, infrastructure management, infrastructure management usa, United States, US water utilities asset management

03/09/2015 By Ross Waugh

Infrastructure Management – Detroit to Flint Water March and its Ramifications

Infrastructure Management – Detroit to Flint Water March and its Ramifications

The ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan is not new to the team at Inframanage.com - read our earlier posts on the Flint Michigan Water Crisis. It has now reached the point where Flint residents in July 2015 staged a scheduled, one-week demonstration under the title: "CLEAN AFFORDABLE WATER FOR ALL: Detroit to Flint Water Justice Journey." Several organizations sponsored the walk and many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Flint Michigan Water Crisis, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Funding, Infrastructure Management, Infrastructure Revenue, Population and Demography, Wastewater Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: asset management, asset management planning, city of flint, Flint Michigan, funding water systems US, impact of shrinking towns, infrastructure asset management, Infrastructure Funding, infrastructure management, infrastructure management usa, Shrinking Cities, United States, US water utilities asset management, water march flint, water utilities

26/02/2015 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Flint, Michigan Deals with Safe Drinking Water Issues — Thinking of Immediate and Long-Term Solutions

Flint, Michigan Deals with Safe Drinking Water Issues — Thinking of Immediate and Long-Term Solutions

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 committee within its community to address the concern that the city has for the safety of its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Flint Michigan Water Crisis, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Planning, Infrastructure Service Delivery, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: aging infrastructure usa, asset management, Asset Management Plan, asset management planning, asset management strategy, city of flint, epa, Flint Michigan, infrastructure asset management, infrastructure management, infrastructure management usa, main pipe breaks, mayor of flint, mayor walling, michigan, president obama, safe drinking water act, United States, US water utilities asset management

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