Session 1: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Session 2: Thursday, March 2, 2023

This two-part training focuses on using Asset Management principles for data informed decision making. Each live, virtual session will be two hours long. 

Description: With limited revenues, aging infrastructure, and regulatory obligations to meet, a comprehensive approach to managing your wastewater system is vital. This training begins by covering Asset Management’s core components and the overall Asset Management thought-process, before focusing more specifically on the practical application of asset management concepts for data informed decision making using real-world examples. Session 1 will focus on developing and using goals to frame operations and decision making while using robust asset data and criticality analysis to make good decisions. Session 2 digs deeper into condition and criticality (or risk) analysis with a focus on data collection and visualization tools.

Learning Objectives:

• Understanding how the practical implementation of asset management core components benefits wastewater systems dealing with aging infrastructure
• Understand how data can be used to define and track a utility’s mission and goals
• Discuss techniques, tools, and examples for developing asset inventories and what information should be included in them for robust decision making
• Know how to develop condition assessment scales and calculate asset criticality
• Understand how to effectively manage assets by tracking associated costs and activities

Trainer: James Markham, Research Engineer III, Southwest Environmental Finance Center 

CEUs: This training is approved for 4.0 hours of CEUs for Nevada Wastewater Operators by NVWEA. To be eligible for CEUs, you must attend both training days.

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people, or wastewater systems with an average daily flow of less than 1 million gallons
• Decision-makers for water and wastewater utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water and wastewater systems

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