Asset Management and Sustainable Infrastructure

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1 Asset Management and Sustainable Infrastructure Advancements in the Canadian Water and Wastewater Industry Nick Larson, MEPP, P.Eng. CWWA Conference March 7, 2013

2 Asset Mgmt. & Sustainability Ideas to Action GLOBAL 1987 Brundtland Commission first definition for sustainability Sustainability broadened to include socioeconomics Climate change and human impact on the earth are accepted Link between AM and sustainable communities - formal tools developed NATIONAL Environment rises to top of political agenda - new legislation and funding programs Debt elimination becomes national focus. Downloading becomes fad Infrastructure becomes a national issue. National bodies created Infrastructure spending used as stimulus, National Report Card LOCAL Environmental and Infrastructure Walkerton launches growth related deterioration and asset management Building Together infrastructure projects debt reduction on into regulated launched boom collision course. industry 1970 s-80 s 1990 s 2000 s 2010 s

are accepted Link between AM and sustainable communities - formal tools developed NATIONAL Environment rises to top of political agenda - new legislation and funding programs Debt elimination becomes

3 Asset Management Advanced Processes

4 Asset Management - Basic Process Service Delivery Policies Monitoring/Reporting Life Cycle Management Tools/Techniques

5 Asset Management - Basic Process Service Delivery Policies Monitoring/Reporting Life Cycle Management Tools/Techniques

6 Levels of Service Customer Expectations LOS are (should be) aligned to: - Economic - Social - Environmental Corporate Goals Regulations

7 Levels of Service What gets measured gets done - Lord Kelvin

8 Improved LOS:Cost Ratio 100 Relationship Between Level of Service & Cost $ Same Cost with Improved LOS Same LOS at Lower Cost Level of Service

with Improved LOS 40 30 Same LOS at Lower Cost 20

9 LOS Affordability & Willingness to Pay Q: What should the LOS be? A: Engage your community Competing priorities Scarce resources Public perception What is affordable Willing to pay more? More for free? Environment a priority?

10 Asset Management - Basic Process Service Delivery Policies Monitoring/Reporting Life Cycle Management Tools/Techniques

11 Monitoring - State of Infrastructure How well is the infrastructure meeting the level of service? Level of Service 2 State of Infrastructure Level of Service 1 Infrastructure is meeting LOS 1 but not LOS 2

Level of Service 2 State of Infrastructure Level of

12 Reporting Mechanism More than Current State Review many infrastructure concerns: Condition Capacity Reliability Sustainability Funding Resiliency Maintenance Need Public Safety Review, Assess & Change: Service Level Policies Asset Mgmt. Strategy Financing Strategy

Sustainability Funding Resiliency Maintenance Need Public Safety

13 State of Infrastructure Report Cards

14 Example: Edmonton s Citizen Dashboard

15 Asset Management - Basic Process Service Delivery Policies Monitoring/Reporting Life Cycle Management Tools/Techniques

16 AM Strategy

17 What we do well Capacity W/WW Networks

18 What we do well Capacity of W/WW Systems

19 What we do well Critical elements of W/WW systems

20 What we are getting better at Condition of W/WW Systems

21 What we are getting better at Condition of W/WW Systems

22 What we are getting better at

23 What we are getting better at

24 What we are getting better at

25 What we are getting better at Condition of W/WW Systems Map Showing Number of Water Main Breaks

26 What we are getting better at Rehab vs Replace vs Continue to Maintain

27 What we are getting better at Rehab vs Replace vs Continue to Maintain

28 What we are getting better at Rehab vs Replace vs Continue to Maintain

29 What we are getting better at Planning

30 Sustainability the IN word Meet Present Needs/Services Without Compromising Future Sustainability and Infrastructure? Provide Levels of Service that can be sustained Construct infrastructure that anticipates the future Do the right project. Then do the project right.

31 AM & Sustainable Infrastructure AM Plans/Systems/Tools inform Sustainable Infrastructure Decisions Sustainability AM

32 The way forward

33 The way forward Municipalities Take a chance! Encourage continual development Consultants/Academics Think practical Educate infrastructure owners

34 Thank you for your time. Nick Larson:

WFEO Model Code of Practice for Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship

WFEO Model Code of Practice for Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship World Federation of Engineering Organizations Committee on Engineering and the Environment Rev 1 June 2014 Agenda Introduction