Project Overview

The AwwaRF Asset Management Research Needs Roadmap objectives are to:

Document current asset management research and gaps.
Establish comprehensive and prioritized research initiatives for a multi-year strategy.
Present case studies of successful asset management programs for reference.

Technical Approach
Downloadable Project Scope

The project will apply a collaborative approach to capture ideas and priorities from AwwaRF members. This approach gathers a variety of perspectives, improves quality, and builds consensus. The project includes three primary elements:

White Paper: This document captures existing material and cases and develops new case studies. This paper is the main reference for the collaborative workshop.

Workshop: The workshop is the opportunity for utility representatives to share insight and work together to establish priorities for future research. Candidate research initiatives will be outlined and prioritized in a Road map.

Assessment: As part of the road map, several utility asset management programs will be assessed in detail. These findings will further strengthen the road map.

Results and Benefits
The roadmap of water and wastewater utility asset management research will identify and prioritize information gaps and recommend and describe specific research projects to fill those gaps. Descriptions of research projects include project objective, background, research approach, estimated project schedule and budget.

The Final Report will be immediately useful to utilities; provide guidance for future research; and be the foundation to align with the USEPA, water and wastewater utilities, industry associations, and non-governmental research associations such as AwwaRF, WERF, and GWRC.

The Final Report is a product of AwwaRF and can be procured through their web site.

Schedule
White Paper and Case Studies: August 1 to November 30, 2006

Workshop: December 4 and 5, 2006