AWWA JTMGT69647

This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of the capital investment planning process. The presentation states that large utilities require complicated capital investment processes that include the following: create and maintain investment strategies; develop an asset plan; manage capital program; implement projects; and, operate assets. The eight key components of an asset investment strategy are presented and include: capacity and growth; efficiency; regulatory compliance and water quality goals; renewal or business support assets; renewal of network assets; renewal of supply and treatment assets; reliability of supply and quality of service; and, operational risk management. Asset inventory strategy project coding, benchmarking, current water and wastewater metrics limitations, and AWE indicators are presented. Presentation conclusions indicate the following: all water utilities need to define strategies and establish their own planning criteria as well as a methodology to assess competing needs; Investor Owned Utilities have much in common with MUA's, however business plans are also driven by outside forces and require unique planning guidelines and metrics; comprehensive planning studies and asset management practices are essential tools in prioritizing system improvements and identifying metrics; and, interpreting the data supporting a benchmark indicator is often as important as the numerical value of the benchmark indicator. Includes tables, figure.