AWWA JTMGT61349

The County Sanitation District No. 1 (CSD-1) is integrating implementation of asset management (AM) with implementation of a voluntary Sanitary Sewer Management Plan (SSMP) in an attempt to meet the requirements of future Capacity Management, Operations, and Maintenance (CMOM) regulations. The SSMP incorporates all the elements of the proposed Federal U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Capacity, Management, Operation, and Maintenance (CMOM) rule and is California's response to the federal requirement. However, the CMOM/SSMP does not address establishing cost-effective methods, defining the appropriate level of service, sustaining the full life cycle of the infrastructure economically, or engaging, monitoring, and measuring performance. Thus, to address these issues, CSD-1 is integrating the three primary principles of asset management into the SSMP: risk management; cost benefit analysis, remaining within the financial capability of the community to fund the plan; and, the use of performance indicators to achieve SSMP long-range goals. To support the long-term goals of the CMOM/SSMP, CSD-1 is addressing business practice issues through the integration of three initiatives: CMOM/SSMP; Asset Management; and, performance metrics. As implementation occurs, all three supporting practices will be interwoven into the roll-out of the SSMP programs. This paper presents how CSD-1 plans to integrate business practices into capital and operational programs to comply with stringent regulatory requirements while minimizing rate impacts to customers. AM principles, as best business practices, will be integrated with the CMOM/SSMP to transform the District into a cost-efficient and driven organization focused on achieving business success.