Asset ManagementAsset Management

Doing More With Less

34000 Plymouth Road | Livonia Michigan, 48150 | www.ohm-advisors.com

Murat Ulasir, PE, PhD – Technical SpecialistOHM, Inc.

CITY OF ANN ARBOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN

City Planning Commission MeetingTuesday, April 1, 2008

CIP and Asset ManagementHow do you describe Asset Management?

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CIP and Asset ManagementWhere does the CIP fit in Asset Management?

Elements of Asset Management

• Technical• Operations and Maintenance• Fiscal • Policy

Technical Elements

• Eco Logics

Receiver

PC-based correlator

Pipe

Hydrant

RF transmitter

Sensor

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PC-based correlator

Pipe

Hydrant

RF transmitter

Sensor

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Technical Elements

• RoadSoft

Technical Elements

• CUPSS

Managing Assets Made Easy

EPA Free Asset Management SoftwareEPA Free Asset Management Software

What is CUPSS?Free Asset Management tool‘Desktop software’ – program that runs on your computer

Series of modules that store information about a user’s utilityTool designed and developed with input from well-rounded stakeholder group

Technical Elements

• W.I.N.: Water Infrastructure Number

The W.I.N. Model

Service Delivery• Pressure variations• Fire protection capacity – or ISO hydrant test

results• Pipe friction losses per length of pipe

Physical Conditions• Age of pipe assets• Number of water main breaks• Frequency of breaks• Corrosion

The W.I.N. Model

Risk Management• Severity of breaks• Consequence of failure• Impact on future development potential…

City Assets

Collective Asset Prioritization

WATER

TRANSPORTATIONWASTE & MATERIAL

RESOURCES

PROPERTY

Financial Elements

• GASB 34

• Depreciation Accounting

• Cannot account for true cost• Infrastructure condition is not assessed

Financial Elements

• Modified Approach

• What do you have?• What condition is it in? • What service do you want to deliver with it? • How will you maintain it?

O&M Element

• CMOM

Sewer System Management

Condition Criticality

Capacity Structural Maintenance

Infrastructure Flow Capacity

Growth Needs

I/I Issues

Condition

Age

Corrosion

Inspections

Work Orders

Preventative Maintenance

Reliability

Public Health Impact

Environmental Impact

Economic Impact

Operation

Customer Needs

Emergency Management

Staffing Needs

Peak Flows

Infrastructure Operations

O&M Element

• DWSD TAC Committee

Policy Element

• Liquid Assets Video

• Michigan LTAP – Transportation Asset Management For Elected Officials

• Water Is Life

is a program designed to assist water and wastewater service providers in communicating the value of our nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure

Water Is Life

•Value water -- learn more about water conservation and preventing water pollution.•Read and understand your water and wastewater bill. •Learn more about your community’s water and wastewater infrastructure. •Initiate discussions in your community on the health of your community’s water and wastewater infrastructure. •Support efforts to maintain and upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure.