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22/11/2018 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Asset Management Reflections on the Water Infrastructure Act

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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. The Water Infrastructure Act (known as WIA) will allow states to put more finance into water infrastructure and is hoped to ensure the eventual reality of all Americans having personal access to safe drinking water. Water … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, General Information, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Funding, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: asset management, funding water systems US, United States, US water utilities asset management, water utilities

29/10/2018 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

Water Utility Management Lessons from Lansing’s Water System Project

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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. 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 infrastructure is crucial and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Asset Management Online Education, Infrastructure Risk Management, Infrastructure Service Delivery, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: asset management, funding water systems US, infrastructure management usa, Lansing, Lead pipe replacement, United States, US water utilities asset management, water utilities

01/08/2018 By Ross Waugh 2 Comments

Applying Infrastructure Asset Management Practice to Shun “Day Zero”

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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 way through long and potentially dangerous crowds to one of 200 distribution points throughout the city. The shut-off day - known as "Day Zero" - … [Read more...]

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27/07/2018 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Asset Management Career in the Water Infrastructure Sector Pushed

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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...]

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27/07/2018 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

How Infrastructure Asset Management Boosts Infra Spending in Rural US

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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...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Funding, Infrastructure Management, Infrastructure Revenue, Stormwater Infrastructure Management, Wastewater Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management Tagged With: asset management, Infrastructure Funding, United States, US water utilities asset management, USDA, USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Program

13/09/2017 By Admin 1 Comment

Asset Management Perspective on the August 2017 Unsafe Drinking Water Report USA

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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...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Education, Infrastructure Management Planning, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: aging infrastructure usa, asset management, asset management planning, epa, infrastructure management, United States, unsafe drinking water usa, US water utilities asset management, wastewater contamination, water contamination, water report usa, water treatment industry, water utilities

30/07/2017 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

Water Utility Planning – Is Deep Uncertainty Analysis A Better Option?

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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 managers need to consider potential outcomes and the probability of those outcomes occurring. The deep uncertainty … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Civil Infrastructure Management, General Information, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Innovation, Infrastructure Management Discussions, Infrastructure Management Education, Infrastructure Management Innovation, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management Tagged With: asset management, asset management planning, deep uncertainty tools, optimised decision making, Society for Decision Making Under Deep Uncertainty, uncertainty theory, US water utilities asset management

23/07/2017 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

California Legislation Recognizes Watersheds as Critical Infrastructure

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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 ecosystems they are drawing from can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asset Management, Climate Adaptation, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management, Infrastructure Management Planning, Infrastructure Resilience, Infrastructure Service Delivery, Water Utilities USA Tagged With: asset management, asset management planning, California, California drought, Climate Adaptation, Future Demand, United States, US water utilities asset management, water utilities

18/05/2017 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

Kansas City Wins Sustainable Infrastructure Award – Asset Management Planning

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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 outfalls. Sustainability in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Infrastructure Management, Climate Adaptation, Infrastructure Asset Management, Infrastructure Management Education, Infrastructure Resilience, Stormwater Infrastructure Management, Wastewater Infrastructure Management, Water Utilities Infrastructure Management Tagged With: asset management, asset management planning, infrastructure management, infrastructure resilience, Kansas City, Sustainability, United States, US water utilities asset management

30/04/2017 By Ross Waugh 1 Comment

The ASCE 2017 Wastewater Infrastructure Report and Asset Management Planning

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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 being used to preserve water and reuse waste. However, to keep … [Read more...]

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09/09/2016 By Admin 3 Comments

Get This Free Infrastructure Asset Management eBook Now!

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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...]

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19/05/2016 By Ross Waugh Leave a Comment

New Investment Center Initiative to Aid Water Systems and Development in Western USA

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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 up in the hopes that new infrastructure will be developed and invested in as well as increased conservation of existing water. Ecosystem Marketplace reports: "It is not yet … [Read more...]

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