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Asset management system for business management of water suppliers

Many water suppliers in Japan are required to renew aged waterworks facilities systematically in spite of the decline in revenues due to the decrease in the population. Moreover, they are needed to build waterworks facilities with high earthquake resistance. Therefore, it is necessary for water suppliers to manage waterworks effectively and efficiently in order to build sustainable ...

Jan. 1, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Water Asset Management International (WAMI) and Water Utility Management International (WUMI) platform migration

If you are a subscriber to WUMI and WAMI, from November 2015 to March 2016 you will be able to download your issues from the WaterWiki. As of 26th October, IWA Publishing will be sending an email to all subscribers with login and password details for the protected area on the Wiki platform. Continue reading the full ...

Oct. 23, 2015

By IWA Publishing

A framework for considering externalities in urban water asset management

Urban communities rely on a complex network of infrastructure assets to connect them to water resources. There is considerable capital investment required to maintain, upgrade and extend this infrastructure. As the remit of a water utility is broader than just financial considerations, infrastructure investment decisions must be made in light of environmental and societal issues. One way of ...

Dec. 1, 2011

By IWA Publishing

A pathway to a more sustainable water sector: sustainability-based asset management

The water sectors of many countries are faced with the need to address simultaneously two overarching challenges; the need to undertake effective asset management coupled with the broader need to evolve business processes so as to embrace sustainability principles. Research has thus been undertaken into the role sustainability principles play in asset management. As part of this research, a ...

Mar. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

Renewal prioritization of multi-regional water supply pipelines through water supply risk assessment

In the Republic of Korea, multi-regional water supply pipelines were intensively laid during the rapid economic growth period; however, these pipelines are now aging. The cost of renewal of the aged pipelines would be enormous. Therefore, limited resources need to be distributed effectively in accordance with the priority of renewal. In this study, the risks involved in the multi-regional ...

Nov. 12, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Risk-based approach to manage aging urban water main infrastructure

The growing number of challenges in how to manage aging infrastructures, while maintaining a suitable level of service, have become major problems for many municipal water utility companies. As a result, municipalities are increasingly considering the concept of risk assessment and prioritization as the first and an important step that has to be used towards effective asset-management ...

May 11, 2015

By IWA Publishing

Highlights of key international water infrastructure asset management initiatives, and trends, challenges and developments in Portugal

Over the last two decades, remarkable progress in the Portuguese drinking water and wastewater services sector has been achieved. Nevertheless, it faces a serious challenge in trying to ensure long-term sustainability. There is equally scope for considerable efficiency and effectiveness gains. The national strategic plan for the period 2014–2020 has assigned a prominent role to infrastructure ...

Oct. 6, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Asset Management in the Water Industry - the Valve Actuator`s Perspective

The water and effluent treatment industries have recognised the benefits of effective asset management resulting from the gathering and analysis of accurate and relevant data from out in the plant. The data identifies the condition of the equipment and gives the operator a real-time view of the plant. Monitoring the data over time enables the operator to avoid unplanned interruptions and plan ...

Nov. 1, 2017

By Rotork plc

Comprehensive Infrastructure Renewal Program Addresses Aging Water and Sewer Infrastructure in Miami-Dade County

As industry studies continue to highlight the issues surrounding aging water and sewer infrastructure, policy-makers at the local, state and national level of government are beginning to recognize the problem and make infrastructure renewal programs a priority. One approach that combats the issues surrounding aging water infrastructure is asset management. This approach to infrastructure renewal ...

Aug. 2, 2015

By Pure Technologies - a Xylem brand

Innovative intake and treatment plant on the Nile serves water stressed urban heartland - Omdurman, Sudan - Case Study

Project type Water Area served Urban; semi-industrial; densely populated; arid region Population served 1,500,000 Status Ongoing Omdurman is the largest of three areas of Khartoum, covering 320km2 and home to almost three million people. It is situated to the west of the Nile in the urban heartland of the country. Before the Omdurman Water Supply and Optimisation Scheme, there was a critical ...

Dec. 31, 2018

By Biwater

Is strategic asset management applicable to small and medium utilities?

Urban water infrastructures provide essential services to modern societies and represent a major portion of the value of municipal physical assets. Managing these assets rationally is therefore fundamental for the sustainability of the services and to the economy of societies. “Asset Management” (AM) is a modern term for an old practice—assets have always been managed. In recent years, ...

Oct. 1, 2010

By IWA Publishing

Asset management in the water industry - the valve actuator`s perspective

Sector: Water & Effluent Treatment Category: Electric Actuators, Control Networks, Services Products: IQ3 Standard, IQ Insight 2, Pakscan, Retrofit The water and effluent treatment industries have not been slow to recognise the benefits of effective asset management resulting from the gathering and analysis of accurate and relevant data from out in the plant. The data identifies the ...

May 16, 2013

By Rotork plc

Water policy responses to drought in the MDB, Australia

This paper reviews water policy responses to drought in Australia, focusing on the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB) during the two decades from 1997. This period, which includes the decade long Millennium drought, brought a much sharper focus to discussions of scarcity and value of water. The drought initially focused attention on rising salinity and environmental water availability, as action on ...

Jan. 1, 2016

By IWA Publishing

Benefits Realized Through Asset Management Practices at Eastern Municipal Water District

In late 1999, Eastern Municipal Water District’s (EMWD) Board of Directors and Senior Managers recognized the importance of asset management in providing service to its customers and directed staff to implement a comprehensive asset management program based on best practices. The District recognized early on that total organization commitment was necessary to achieve success in asset management ...

Oct. 21, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Building an integrated asset management culture: Palm Beach County Water Utility Department’s experience

Building an Integrated Asset Management (IAM) culture involves a wide range of leadership, technical, human resource and communication efforts to fundamentally change the organizational values, attitudes and behaviors, as well as the work processes of the organization. Cultural values of people are diverse and generally do not change substantially. Organizational culture changes involve changing ...

Oct. 13, 2007

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Asset Management Condition Assessment for Stockton: To Test or Not To Test

ABSTRACTTo help ensure assets are maintained to high standards, a 20-year service contact between the City of Stockton and OMI/Thames Water required a condition assessment of all managed assets. Due to the size and complexity of the system, it was not possible to test all assets as part of the condition assessment. A methodology was developed to prioritize assets to be subjected to further ...

Oct. 22, 2006

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

A service-oriented approach to assessing the infrastructure value index

Many national and regional administrations are currently facing challenges to ensure long-term sustainability of urban water services, as infrastructures continue to accumulate alarming levels of deferred maintenance and rehabilitation. The infrastructure value index (IVI) has proven to be an effective tool to support long-term planning, in particular by facilitating the ability to ...

May 24, 2016

By IWA Publishing

A utility-tailored methodology for integrated asset management of urban water infrastructure

This paper presents the integrated methodology for infrastructure asset management (IAM) developed in AWARE-P, an R&D project aimed at producing adequate and effective support tools for assisting urban water utilities in decision making and rehabilitation planning (www.aware-p.org). The proposed methodology addresses all three planning and decisional levels (strategic, tactical and ...

Nov. 20, 2013

By IWA Publishing

Major Urban City Projected To Save $77 Million Over Next Decade From Valve And Hydrant Asset Assessment Program

For large urban cities, one of the quickest ways to realize an investment return from their network of underground assets is to inventory the water distribution system and assess the overall condition of valves and fire hydrants. This progressive major southeast U.S. city recognized the value of getting a comprehensive handle on the condition and usability of its aging control assets. The city, ...

Jan. 20, 2016

By Pure Technologies - a Xylem brand

Towards `Enhanced Status’: Affinity Water`s Quest For Optimal Asset Management - Case Study

Affinity Water (the UK’s largest water-only company) optimised their production and network investment options using Servelec Technologies’ PIONEER optimisation tool. The company area was considered as eight distinct ‘communities’. The investment plan was optimised to achieve service targets at least discounted cost both at community level and for the company as a ...

Dec. 10, 2019

By Ovarro