Checking Boxes and Moving the Needle: Incrementally Advancing Asset Management Program Value for Utilities

Checking Boxes and Moving the Needle: Incrementally Advancing Asset Management Program Value for UtilitiesAbstractWater infrastructure Asset Management (AM) is recognized as a long-game focused on realizing value over the entire life cycle of facilities. This presentation will showcase recent advancements for one utility in leveraging asset management activities to address long-range strategic goals, implement their 'work plan', manage workload and resources, and use simple dashboards to 'move the needle' toward achieving agency goals. King County Wastewater Treatment Division (WTD) provides regional wastewater conveyance and treatment services to 1. 9 million people over a 424-square-mile service area in Washington state. WTD's wastewater system includes over 4 billion of conveyance and treatment infrastructure assets. As with most utilities, WTD is challenged by aging assets, including: Treatment and pumping facilities largely built in the 1960s, consisting of over 55, 000 pieces of equipment, instruments, and control devices as well as land and buildings. A system of nearly 400 miles of conveyance pipelines, some of which are over 100 years old. Aging infrastructure is a major driver for capital spending and Operations HDR 2;SourceProceedings of the Water Environment FederationDocument typeConference PaperPublisherWater Environment FederationPrint publication date Feb 2024DOI10. 2175/193864718825159259Volume / Issue Content sourceUtility Management ConferenceWord count15