Asset Optimization
‘Who cares wins’ – optimising asset maintenance in AMP6
An optimised approach for the operation, maintenance and long-term care of assets is becoming more important for companies in the UK to adopt in the face of challenges created by the new regulatory framework. As focus is being placed on outputs as well as outcomes,... read more
Unlocking Data to Achieve Smarter Outcomes
Written by Mike Flatters, New Initiatives and Innovation Manager at MWH Global. Effective infrastructure management relies on making sound evidence based decisions. Decision makers need access to the right information or data, in the right format, at the right time so... read more
Uniformity: Is this the key to creating best practice engineering standards in New Zealand?
Did you know that there are 78 local authorities in New Zealand, the majority of which have differing engineering design standards? There is a significant opportunity for local authorities to move towards the creation of uniform standards across the country, enabling... read moreActiveManuals – An electronic O&M manuals by the users and for the users
John Zhou, principal consultant: I know I am dating myself by using the infamous VCR machine analogy here. VCR was supposed to be an invention that allows us to record television shows to watch later so that we don’t have to be tethered to the tube. The... read more
Building an Asset Management Organization with O&M Credibility
David C. Sklar, principal management consultant Eddie Childers, Jr., City of Richmond DPU David and Eddie will be providing a full presentation at the upcoming Utility Management Conference in Austin, TX at 3:30 p.m. on February 18. MWH is working in partnership with... read moreIT-Enabled Change: Demonstrating Success
Glenn Fawcett, director of business transformation services Asset owners are continually striving to do more with less and often see technology as the catalyst for change; however, demonstrating a return on IT investments is proving elusive to many agencies. Adopting... read moreWhat does scarcity really mean? The implications for communities
Mac Hodell, global director of management consulting – strategic planning services Earlier this year, in drought-stricken California, the Buena Vista Water Storage District held an auction to allocate water supplies in support of a larger water conservation program.... read moreManaging Green Assets for Environmental and Infrastructure Sustainability
Dave Sklar, principal management consultant As the installation of Green Infrastructure (GI) continues in the water and wastewater industry at a rapid pace, many organizations are just now facing the challenge of how to manage these assets throughout their lifecycle... read moreAsset Management in Action
Recently, Water & Wastes Digest featured Baltimore City Department of Public Works in its September 2014 issues. The article highlights how Baltimore is embracing a proactive approach to asset management to meet Clean Water Act obligations while keeping capital... read moreOhio AWWA Section’s Technology Committee Helps Utilities Save Millions
In the February 2014 ’Ohio AWWA Section’s Technology Committee helps utilities save millions’ article of Journal AWWA, Dr. Tim Wolfe, director of technology for MWH, discusses how technology guidelines developed for Ohio public water systems are estimated to have... read moreOur Thought Leaders
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