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Asset ManagementAsset Management

What? Why? How?

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CITY OF ANN ARBOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN

City Planning Commission MeetingTuesday, April 1, 2008

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

Elements of Asset Management

• Maintenance & Operation• Repair / Rehabilitation• Replacement

Why Do Asset Management? In order to manage Risk, which is defined as The chance that a hazard will turn into disasterIt’s got two elements to it:

How important is it?How much usefulness is left in it?

How To Get Started? Inventory / DigitizationRisk AssessmentDecision Maker InputRevision / Implementation

Inventory / Digitization?PDF ScanningGoogle EarthCUPSS

Check Up Program for Small SystemsEPA 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 utility

Risk AssessmentWhat if there is a critical water main in the ground and you have no idea about its condition?

• Non-IntrusiveWater Main Condition Assessment

Receiver

PC-based correlator

Pipe

Hydrant

RF transmitter

Sensor

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1 Receiver

PC-based correlator

Pipe

Hydrant

RF transmitter

Sensor

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1

• Road Condition Assessment – RoadSoft

Decision Maker InputHow many times have you seen a decision maker in the trenches, with you, repairing a water main? How many times have you attended a political campaign to get re-elected?

It’s not a question of what (there are needs), it’s a question of how (how to address them)

TEAMWORK

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