An Overview of the WERF Condition Assessment Protocols Project

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An Overview of the WERF Condition Assessment
Protocols Project

• Tony UrquhartMay 5, 2005

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WERF Research Project

• Research Priorities for Successful Asset
  Management, March 2002
• Develop protocols for the assessing the
  condition and performance of water and wastewater
  infrastructure assets and develop predictive
  models for correlating asset condition and
  performance

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Project Objectives

• Identify and document available tools and
  techniques
• Provide guidance on incorporating into utility
  management philosophy
• Water wastewater treatment, collection, and
  distribution

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Project Scope

• Research available tools
• Identify practices from other industries
• Identify best applicable practices

Phase 1
Phase 2

• Develop a programmatic approach for condition and
  performance assessment (schedule, resource needs)
• Provide case studies with positive cost
  justifications
• Identify areas for future research

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Core Project Participants
ProjectSponsors

• WERF
• EPA
• AWWARF

Team Members

• TAG
• CSIRO
• E2 Consulting

WERF Members

• City of Bellevue
• Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
• Watercare (NZ)
• Water Corporation of Western Australia

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Becoming a Project Participant

• Typical examples are
• Commitment of expertise in condition assessment
• Commitment to a defined quantity of research
  hours
• Access to case studies and condition assessment
  data
• Making a commitment to participate
• Commitment is in-kind
• Written commitment defining hours, people and
  data is required

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Benefits of Condition Assessment

• Understand remaining life
• Forecast renewal/replacement
• Assess probability of failure
• Prioritize spending based on risk
• Determine asset value
• Comply with accounting standards
• Produce degradation decay curves

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Condition Assessment Supports Risk-Based Approach