Project 3138

Enhancement of Water Utility Self-Assessment Tools to Improve Utility Operations

$184,900
Completed
Principal Investigator
Terry Brueck
Project Manager
India Williams
Contractor
EMA, Inc.
Utility Management

Research Impact

Evaluates existing water utility self-assessment and self-improvement tools. Identifies opportunities to enhance these tools based on current standards of practice, to improve utility awareness of and access to such tools, and to overcome barriers to utility participation in self-assessment and self-improvement activities. Upgrades selected tools to make them more effective, more accessible and/or more affordable for water utilities. Research partner: AWWA. Completed in 2006. The Foundation forwarded completed documents to the AWWA QualServe program.