Utility Management

Our approach to this project includes defining the notion of risk within utilities very broadly, followed by jointly identifying risks...

A literature review and analysis was completed and currently is being published; an expert workshop was held in April of 2017, and more.

An electronic survey questionnaire was sent out to over 100 water utility stakeholders to capture pertinent project information on various factors.

The goal of this research is to develop case studies on strategies and tools for applying risk management principles and innovative technologies to effectively manage deteriorating water system infrastructure.

Work continued on Task 1 Collect and Analyze Utility Billing Data and Meter Sizing Methods.

January – March 2018 - As of 4/01/18, the hosting provider, having gone through a few business acquisitions, is no longer providing the SharePoint hosting services to EMA. Therefore, a new Microsoft Team Site was created and all participants were notified. All files that were previously located on the AMI Data SharePoint site have been moved to the new site.

July – September 2018 - New materials are posted on the Microsoft Team site. Note that all files previously located on the AMI Data SharePoint site have been moved to this new site.

Different levels of comfort were observed for addressing uncertainty through the principals of probability management.

August 1, 2017 - January 31, 2018 - The team observed different levels of comfort in addressing uncertainty through the principals of probability management. Resource planners and demand analysts have displayed the most comfort and desire to address uncertainty, perhaps due to recent experience with water demand volatility.