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List of Figures | p. xi |
List of Tables | p. xv |
Preface | p. xix |
Author | p. xxi |
Urban Water Infrastructure for Healthy Cities | p. 1 |
Water Supply, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems | p. 2 |
Managing the Infrastructure Life Cycle | p. 4 |
Data-Centered Infrastructure Management | p. 6 |
Elements of Infrastructure Management Systems | p. 7 |
Measuring Infrastructure Integrity | p. 8 |
Condition and Investment Needs of Urban Water Systems | p. 10 |
Classification System for Infrastructure Systems and Components | p. 11 |
Program Management within Organizational Units | p. 11 |
Best Practices in Infrastructure Management | p. 12 |
Conclusion | p. 16 |
References | p. 16 |
Managing Water Systems and Services | p. 17 |
Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems | p. 17 |
Evolution of Urban Water Systems | p. 18 |
Water Supply Infrastructure Systems | p. 20 |
Configuration and Functions of Water Supply Systems | p. 20 |
Water Quality and Health | p. 22 |
Sources of Water | p. 22 |
Peak Rate Operations of Water Supply Systems | p. 23 |
Drinking Water Treatment | p. 23 |
Transmission and Distribution System Infrastructure | p. 25 |
Water Supply Statistics | p. 30 |
Management Organizations for Water Supply | p. 38 |
Interest Groups | p. 39 |
Trends and Issues in Water Supply Systems | p. 39 |
Wastewater Infrastructure Systems | p. 41 |
Configuration and Functions of Wastewater Systems | p. 41 |
Collection and Transmission Systems | p. 43 |
Wastewater Treatment Systems | p. 44 |
Reclaimed Water Systems | p. 45 |
Wastewater Statistics | p. 46 |
Management Structures | p. 48 |
Interest Groups | p. 49 |
Trends and Issues in Wastewater Systems | p. 49 |
Stormwater Infrastructure Systems | p. 50 |
Configuration and Functions of Stormwater Systems | p. 50 |
Stormwater Needs | p. 53 |
Stormwater Planning | p. 53 |
Management Structure | p. 55 |
Trends and Issues in Stormwater Systems | p. 56 |
Future Water Management Issues | p. 57 |
References | p. 58 |
Asset Management for Urban Water Systems | p. 61 |
Concept of Asset Management | p. 62 |
Organizing Asset Management Programs | p. 65 |
Guidance from the International Infrastructure Management Manual | p. 67 |
Asset Management Functions | p. 69 |
Coordination of Asset Management Functions | p. 69 |
Planning Section | p. 70 |
Engineering and Construction | p. 70 |
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) | p. 71 |
Financial Management | p. 72 |
Risk Management | p. 72 |
Information Systems and Data Management | p. 72 |
Asset Management for Water Systems | p. 73 |
Implementation of Asset Management for Water Systems | p. 75 |
References | p. 77 |
Capital Improvement Planning and Programming | p. 79 |
Planning-Programming-Budgeting Systems | p. 79 |
Planning Process: Multistage, Rational, and Political | p. 82 |
From Integrated Plans to Capital Improvement Programs | p. 84 |
Capital Improvement Programs | p. 85 |
Water Supply Capital Planning | p. 86 |
Wastewater System Planning | p. 87 |
Stormwater System Planning | p. 88 |
Evaluation Techniques and Priority Setting | p. 89 |
How to Develop a Capital Improvement Program | p. 91 |
Example of a CIP | p. 92 |
References | p. 93 |
Engineering and Construction for the Infrastructure Life Cycle | p. 95 |
Stages of Design and Construction | p. 96 |
Achieving Quality and Value in Infrastructure Projects | p. 97 |
Project Roles | p. 100 |
Project Delivery Methods | p. 101 |
Planning for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Projects | p. 103 |
Project Design | p. 103 |
Management of Engineering Services | p. 106 |
Construction Phase | p. 111 |
Design Guides for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems | p. 117 |
References | p. 120 |
Financial Management for Urban Water Systems | p. 123 |
Financial Knowledge for Water Systems Management | p. 124 |
Deferred Investment in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems | p. 125 |
Financial Tools in Utility Management | p. 128 |
Field of Public Finance | p. 128 |
Financial Planning | p. 130 |
Budget Processes | p. 131 |
Accounting and Reporting Infrastructure Condition and Needs | p. 134 |
Basic Principles of Accounting | p. 134 |
Government Accounting Principles | p. 136 |
Accounting for Fixed Assets | p. 138 |
Financial Statements | p. 139 |
Audits | p. 139 |
Triple Bottom-Line Accounting | p. 140 |
Revenue Generation | p. 140 |
Rate Setting | p. 145 |
Water Supply Rates | p. 145 |
Wastewater Rates | p. 146 |
Stormwater Rates | p. 147 |
Capital Financing | p. 148 |
Tax Revenues | p. 152 |
Privatization and Public-Private Partnerships | p. 153 |
Further Guidance for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Finance | p. 154 |
Appendix: Fort Collins Financial Data | p. 154 |
Information Sources | p. 154 |
Budget Document | p. 154 |
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report | p. 157 |
Rate Structure | p. 165 |
User Charges | p. 165 |
Plant Investment Fees for Wastewater | p. 169 |
Other Fees and Charges | p. 169 |
Enforcement | p. 169 |
References | p. 170 |
High-Performance Operation of Water Systems | p. 173 |
Operations Management as a Discipline | p. 174 |
Elements of Operations Management | p. 176 |
Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater System Operations | p. 179 |
Water Supply | p. 181 |
Wastewater | p. 182 |
Reclaimed Water Systems | p. 183 |
Stormwater Systems | p. 183 |
SCADA Systems | p. 183 |
Performance Assessment, Oplimizarion, and Quality Control | p. 185 |
Workforce Issues and Operators | p. 190 |
Trends in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Operations | p. 196 |
References | p. 199 |
Risk Management and Disaster Preparedness | p. 203 |
How Risk Is Increasing | p. 204 |
Examples of Failures | p. 205 |
Risk Management Terminology | p. 207 |
Natural and Human-Caused Threats to Water Systems | p. 211 |
Risk and Vulnerability Assessment | p. 214 |
Mitigation Measures | p. 218 |
Security and Emergency Management | p. 221 |
Lessons Learned | p. 225 |
References | p. 227 |
Maintenance and Renewal of Water Infrastructure | p. 229 |
Maintenance Management Systems | p. 230 |
Maintenance and Facility Management | p. 231 |
Benefits of Maintenance Programs | p. 232 |
Preventive and Corrective Maintenance | p. 233 |
Decision Making for Maintenance Levels | p. 233 |
Maintenance of Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems | p. 234 |
Condition Assessment of Infrastructure and Equipment | p. 240 |
Planning and Managing the Renewal of Infrastructure | p. 243 |
Materials | p. 247 |
Future Issues and Needed Research | p. 248 |
References | p. 248 |
Information Technology for Water Infrastructure | p. 251 |
IT across Organizations | p. 252 |
IT Applications | p. 255 |
Databases, Models, and Decision Support | p. 256 |
Models and Decision Support | p. 265 |
Models | p. 265 |
Engineering and Planning Support | p. 267 |
GIS | p. 268 |
Design Platforms | p. 270 |
BIM | p. 270 |
Document Management | p. 270 |
Design and e-Construction | p. 271 |
O&M Support | p. 271 |
SCADA | p. 271 |
Telecommunications | p. 271 |
Enterprise Systems | p. 272 |
Cyber Security | p. 274 |
Future IT Directions for Water Utilities | p. 275 |
New Info Sources | p. 275 |
Change Organization | p. 275 |
Integration | p. 275 |
Security | p. 275 |
References | p. 276 |
Legal and Regulatory Controls on Urban Water Systems | p. 279 |
Examples of Legal Scenarios in the Infrastructure Life Cycle | p. 280 |
Types of Laws and Regulations | p. 281 |
Agencies and Roles | p. 284 |
United States Code (U.S.C.) and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) | p. 285 |
Regulation of Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems | p. 286 |
Safe Drinking Water Act | p. 287 |
Clean Water Act and Wastewater Regulation | p. 289 |
Drainage and Flood Laws, Regulations, and Codes | p. 291 |
Enforcement of Regulations | p. 293 |
Financial and Service Quality Regulation | p. 294 |
Politics of Regulation | p. 295 |
References | p. 295 |
Managing Infrastructure in the Water Industry | p. 297 |
Management in the Public Works and Utility Environment | p. 298 |
The Big Picture | p. 300 |
Business Practices Affecting Infrastructure | p. 301 |
Human Resources Management | p. 302 |
Strategic Planning | p. 304 |
Project Management | p. 304 |
Risk Management and Loss Prevention | p. 304 |
Decision Making | p. 304 |
Program Assessment and Management Audits | p. 305 |
Quality Management | p. 305 |
Public Involvement, Marketing, and Customer Relationship Management | p. 305 |
Management in a Government Environment | p. 307 |
Leadership Issues for Infrastructure Managers | p. 311 |
References | p. 314 |
List of Acronyms | p. 315 |
Urban Water Infrastructure Research | p. 321 |
Index | p. 325 |
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