Asset Management

  1. The Top Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Projects In North America 9/3/2015

    CG/LA Infrastructure has released its annual ‘Strategic 100 North America’ report, a ranking of the highest-value public projects set to move forward in the next 18 months, and only nine of the 100 are from the water/wastewater sector. What gives?

  2. Is Design-Build The Future For The Water Sector? 5/29/2014

    Design, bid, build. For years, those three steps have been the standard way to get a water or wastewater project accomplished.  But an alternative project delivery method is gaining ground.

  3. ACE14: Water Solutions For Any Size Utility 5/21/2014

    What follows is an attempt to bring order to chaos, as well as a snapshot of the water industry’s most pressing challenges.

  4. Top EPA Challenges In Wastewater And Stormwater 5/12/2014

    One of the U.S. EPA’s leading voices shares the agency’s most important agenda items.

  5. 5 Reasons To Consider Decentralized Wastewater Treatment 2/10/2014

    The economic and environmental costs of treating all wastewater at a centralized location can be a burden. At what point does decentralized treatment make more sense?

  6. Lead-Free 2014: Guidelines For Compliance 1/7/2014

    It was a long buildup to the federal lead-free rule, characterized by some last-minute changes, but the moment has finally arrived.

  7. Asset Management: 12 Steps To Getting Started 9/12/2013

    Asset management is credited with helping utilities justify budget proposals,prioritize needs, manage risk, reduce costs, and make sound decisions on O&M. Once you adopt the plan in theory, however, you still need to put it into action. These 12 steps will help you get started.

  8. Get Your (Water Infrastructure) Assets In Gear 2/6/2013

    Do you practice asset management? In broad terms, you likely do (one would hope) — because, in general, asset management merely refers to monitoring and maintaining things of value (e.g. water systems). In the realm of engineering, however, asset management takes on greater significance, considering lifecycle costs and risk management alongside level of service. It’s this form of asset management that should and does appeal to utilities, but many are still in the dark. I would like to shed a little light on the subject.