by Katie Sankel | Feb 22, 2019 | Asset Management
When making purchases for your drinking water system, it can seem easiest to go with the cheapest option. But the initial cost is not the only factor to take into consideration. Life cycle cost considers initial cost as well as the cost installation, management,...
by Claudia Flores | Feb 19, 2018 | Fiscal Planning & Rate Setting, Resilience
Due to the 2017 hurricane events, the EFC at UNC created a spreadsheet that provides water utilities a list of organizations providing technical assistance resources in Puerto Rico for post-disaster recovery. Organizations range from non-profit entities to federal...
by Andrea Kopaskie | Jul 28, 2017 | Asset Management
As a water or wastewater system manager or operator, you are managing assets every day. You have to make decisions on what maintenance to perform on pumps, wells, tanks, treatment facilities, or any other assets. You have to decide what to do when an asset fails –...
by Andrea Kopaskie | Jul 28, 2017 | Water Loss Reduction
You understand the importance of completing a water loss audit and you’ve collected the necessary information to fill out AWWA’s spreadsheet. Now you need to validate that data with scores. How do you determine if your data is good, bad or in between? This webinar...
by Andrea Kopaskie | Jul 28, 2017 | Water Loss Reduction
Completing a water audit or determining the categories of your non- revenue water may seem like a daunting task. The hardest part by far is just getting started. The first step is finding and collecting your data. Knowing what data you need, where to look for it,...
