asset inventory for alaska communities · 2017-02-08 · answering the $2 billion question •...

AssetInventoryforAlaskaCommunities

DennisWagner,EPAAlaskaInfrastructureProgramsManager

WhatisanAsset?

Over$2BillionInvestedinRuralAlaskaWaterandWastewaterInfrastructure

TheInvestmentsHaveBeen

MadeinOver200Rural

Communities

The$2BillionQuestion:WhatHaveTheseInvestmentProvided?

• NumberofCommunitieswithPipedSystems• NumberofLagoons• NumberofWaterTreatmentPlantsandConditions• ExistingAssetsfor2011TribalDrinkingWaterInfrastructureNeedsSurvey• Asset inventory,thehardcopyversion• AssetsThreatenedDuetoChangingEnvironmentalConditions

Asset InventoryOnACommunityBasis

AnsweringThe$2BillionQuestion

• Developinganassetinventorydatabase• Asset(WST,WTP,Wells,Mains,Lagoons..)

• Quantity(Feet,Gallons,Acres)• Materials• Age(Yearinstalled)• Condition

• A- No deficiencies related totheassetproviding theintended service• B- DeficienciesthatcanbeaddresswithsufficientO&Mpractices• C- DeficienciesdecreasingefficienciesandincreasingO&Mcosts• D- Deficiencies effecting thequantity orquality ofservice andcannot be

addressed bysufficient O&Mpractices• F- Nolonger capable ofproviding service, structurally failing, beyond repair

• Verifyassetinformation• Maintainingassetinformation

OtherapplicationsofanW&Sinfrastructureassetsinventory:• Usefulinpreparationforfuturefunding/having“ducksinarow”regardingneed/vulnerableassets.Willallowmanagersandfunderstobelesssubjectiveinthedecisionmakingprocess.

• Promotescommunityunderstandingofwaterandsanitationsystemvalue

GoalforTodays

Workshop

• Discussthevalueofanassetinventorydatabase• Discusshowtodevelopanassetinventorydatabase• Discussideasonhowtocollectandverifyexisting assets• Discusshowtoclassifytheconditionoftheassets,grades• Gradesforcondition• Gradeforthreat• Gradeforimpactofloss• Gradeforhealthimpacts

• Discusshowtokeeptheassetinformationcurrent• Changingconditions• NewInvestmentsininfrastructure

• Comprehensiveassetinventoryusefulfromacommunitytoastatewidebasis

• Weighting/prioritizationapproachfortheat-riskinfrastructureidentified

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