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...]
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...]
Applying Infrastructure Asset Management Practice to Shun “Day Zero”
Infrastructure asset management sees future demand, risks, sustainability, and planning, which cities in a crisis like Cape Town must practice. Cape Town, South Africa is facing a very dire situation due to a three-year-long mega-drought. By May, the city was expecting to have to turn off its water supply and hand out a meager 25 liters per day to its citizens, who will have to make their … [Read more...]
Asset Management Career in the Water Infrastructure Sector Pushed
In the USA, many water infrastructure upgrades are going to be needed in the next couple of decades. There is a growing concern, however, that with many laborers in this field set to retire soon, there may not be enough people to do the jobs. Brookings Metropolitan Policy Programme, based in Washington D.C., has recently been thinking through this problem and has held a conference in hopes … [Read more...]
How Infrastructure Asset Management Boosts Infra Spending in Rural US
The US Department of Agriculture has recognized several pressing needs in rural US communities and has plans to invest $267 million to improve water and wastewater systems in 103 projects. Many of these communities have very limited water infrastructure and the risk of contamination. Water Technology reports: "USDA’s investments towards water infrastructure include $116,000 loan to the … [Read more...]
Asset Management Perspective on the August 2017 Unsafe Drinking Water Report USA
News21’s investigative report that around 63 million Americans are exposed to unsafe drinking water is making headlines in the USA’s major online news agencies. The report examined the Environmental Protection Agency violations on water quality and monitoring affecting places from California to New York City The USA Today reports: The findings highlight how six decades of industrial … [Read more...]
Water Utility Planning – Is Deep Uncertainty Analysis A Better Option?
Using deep uncertainty analysis, Denver Water is investigating storing water in aquifers for later recovery. A new scientific society, the Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, is arguing that water managers need to use a different system of analysis for planning ahead. The Society thinks that uncertainty in this time of rapid environmental and social change implies that … [Read more...]
California Legislation Recognizes Watersheds as Critical Infrastructure
Yosemite National Park Watersheds It is no secret that the US State of California has spent the last hundred years creating a vast system and network of pipes, pump stations, and aqueducts that reach far and wide into distant regions in order to filter water from remote rivers into hard to reach dry zones in the Southern part of the state. It's an engineering marvel, but only so long as the … [Read more...]
Kansas City Wins Sustainable Infrastructure Award – Asset Management Planning
Kansas City skyline The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure recently awarded Kansas City Water's Middle Blue River Green Infrastructure projects its Envision Platinum award. These projects were specifically engineered to cut combined sewer overflows and improve water quality in the project region - which includes 744 acres of watershed flowing to two combined sewer … [Read more...]
The ASCE 2017 Wastewater Infrastructure Report and Asset Management Planning
The Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant in southwest Los Angeles Wastewater and Stormwater infrastructure in the 2017 ASCE report Card received a D+. This is up from the 2013 report card grade of D. This is in part due to the fact there has been some innovation with the treatment plants to ensure protection against flooding and cross-contamination and new more efficient and modern techniques … [Read more...]
Get This Free Infrastructure Asset Management eBook Now!
DOWNLOAD YOUR COPY! IT'S FREE! We have organized the topics discussed during the Ask-the-Experts webinar that Ross Waugh and Heather Himmelberger held on 30 June 2016. Please browse the topics included in the eBook: Understanding the Levels of Service-Cost-Risk DiagramInfrastructure Asset Management Practice – How Risk Impacts Cost?Things to Consider in Starting Infrastructure … [Read more...]
New Investment Center Initiative to Aid Water Systems and Development in Western USA
The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future. The U.S. Department of the Interior launched a new center in December 2015 to encourage water infrastructure investment in the dry West of the United States. The Natural Resource Investment Center (NRIC) has been set … [Read more...]
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