Risk-based asset management for small to medium-sized water utilities

中小型水务公司基于风险的资产管理

• 批准号: 434629-2012
• 负责人: Tesfamariam, Solomon
• 金额: $ 5.65万
• 依托单位: University of British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=574024
• 关键词: Risk; based; asset; management; small

Motivation for the research stems from the recognition of the fact that safe and secure water supplies are vital for the high quality of life and prosperity of Canadians. Water distribution systems are essential for ensuring health, safety, economic security and overall quality of life in an urban environment. To efficiently manage water infrastructure, large-sized municipalities diligently follow asset management paradigm, which helps to optimize the value of capital as well as maintenance, renewal and replacement investment planning. However, due to lack of financial resources and technical expertise, the asset management has not been properly implemented in small to medium-sized utilities. This project is aimed at developing an asset management tool for water mains that accounts to 60-80% of the water distribution system. Proposed tool will address effective and efficient management of water distribution system for small to medium-sized water utilities by developing a risk-based asset management framework. This research will focus on three interdependent themes, namely, (1) Performance and condition assessment, (2) Project level decision-making, and (3) Network level decision-making (asset accounting). Two medium-sized water utilities, namely, Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District and District of West Kelowna, will be partner in this research and be used as a test bed for the application of proposed asset management tool. This research will help Canada to lead R&D in this domain. This will train many HQPs that will be able to disseminate the knowledge in a near future.

这项研究的动机源于人们认识到安全可靠的供水对于加拿大人的高质量生活和繁荣至关重要。供水系统对于确保城市环境的健康、安全、经济保障和整体生活质量至关重要。为了有效管理水基础设施，大型城市努力遵循资产管理模式，这有助于优化资本价值以及维护、更新和更换投资规划。然而，由于缺乏资金和技术专长，中小型公用事业公司的资产管理尚未得到妥善实施。该项目旨在开发占供水系统60-80%的总水管资产管理工具。拟议的工具将通过开发基于风险的资产管理框架，解决中小型水务公司供水系统的有效和高效管理。这项研究将重点关注三个相互依赖的主题，即 (1) 性能和状况评估， (2) 项目级决策，以及 (3)网络级决策(资产核算)。 两家中型水务公司，即格伦莫尔-埃里森改善区和西基洛纳区，将成为这项研究的合作伙伴，并被用作拟议资产管理工具应用的测试平台。这项研究将帮助加拿大引领该领域的研发。这将培训许多总部人员，他们将能够在不久的将来传播知识。