Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities

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Autor(a) principal: Cardoso, M. A.
Data de Publicação: 2011
Outros Autores: Silva, M. S., Coelho, S. T., Almeida, M. C., Covas, D.
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1002650
Resumo: Water services are a strategic sector of large social and economic relevance. Thus, it is essential that they are managed rationally and efficiently. Advanced water supply and wastewater infrastructure asset management is key in achieving adequate levels of service in the future, particularly with regard to reliable and high quality drinking water supply, prevention of urban flooding, efficient use of natural resources and prevention of pollution. This paper presents an appraisal of the implementation in four Portuguese water utilities of a methodology for supporting the development of urban water infrastructure asset management (IAM), developed during the AWARE-P project. Both water supply systems and wastewater systems were considered. Due to the different characteristics of the operators, the main concerns vary from case to case; some problems are related essentially to performance, others to risk. Cost is a deciding factor that is common to all utilities. The paper describes the applied procedure focusing on the existing differences, drivers, constraints, major benefits and outcomes. It also points out the main challenges and the results obtained by the implementation of a structured procedure for supporting urban water IAM.
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title Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities
spellingShingle Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities
Cardoso, M. A.
Asset management
Urban water infrastructure
Rehabilitation plan
title_short Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities
title_full Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities
title_fullStr Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities
title_full_unstemmed Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities
title_sort Urban water infrastructure asset management -a structured approach in four Portuguese water utilities
author Cardoso, M. A.
author_facet Cardoso, M. A.
Silva, M. S.
Coelho, S. T.
Almeida, M. C.
Covas, D.
author_role author
author2 Silva, M. S.
Coelho, S. T.
Almeida, M. C.
Covas, D.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cardoso, M. A.
Silva, M. S.
Coelho, S. T.
Almeida, M. C.
Covas, D.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Asset management
Urban water infrastructure
Rehabilitation plan
topic Asset management
Urban water infrastructure
Rehabilitation plan
description Water services are a strategic sector of large social and economic relevance. Thus, it is essential that they are managed rationally and efficiently. Advanced water supply and wastewater infrastructure asset management is key in achieving adequate levels of service in the future, particularly with regard to reliable and high quality drinking water supply, prevention of urban flooding, efficient use of natural resources and prevention of pollution. This paper presents an appraisal of the implementation in four Portuguese water utilities of a methodology for supporting the development of urban water infrastructure asset management (IAM), developed during the AWARE-P project. Both water supply systems and wastewater systems were considered. Due to the different characteristics of the operators, the main concerns vary from case to case; some problems are related essentially to performance, others to risk. Cost is a deciding factor that is common to all utilities. The paper describes the applied procedure focusing on the existing differences, drivers, constraints, major benefits and outcomes. It also points out the main challenges and the results obtained by the implementation of a structured procedure for supporting urban water IAM.
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