2nd Edition

Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Management

By Neil S. Grigg Copyright 2012
    366 Pages 71 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Urban water services are building blocks for healthy cities, and they require complex and expensive infrastructure systems. Most of the infrastructure is out of sight and tends to be taken for granted, but an infrastructure financing crisis looms in the United States because the systems are aging and falling behind on maintenance. A road map for public works and utility professionals, Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Infrastructure Management, Second Edition provides clear and practical guidance for life-cycle management of water infrastructure systems.

    Grounded in solid engineering and business principles, the book explains how to plan, budget, design, construct, and manage the physical infrastructure of urban water systems. It blends knowledge from management fields such as facilities, finance, and maintenance with information about the unique technical attributes of water, wastewater, and stormwater systems.

    • Addresses how to make a business case for infrastructure funding
    • Demonstrates how to apply up-to-date methods for capital improvement planning and budgeting
    • Outlines the latest developments in infrastructure asset management
    • Identifies cutting-edge developments in information technology applied to infrastructure management
    • Presents a realistic view of how risk management is applied to urban water infrastructure settings
    • Explains the latest maintenance and operations methods for water, wastewater, and stormwater systems

    The author describes current thinking on best management practices and topics such as asset management, vulnerability assessment, and total quality management of infrastructure systems. Expanded and updated throughout, this second edition reflects the considerable advances that have occurred in infrastructure management over the past ten years. Useful as a reference and a professional development guide, this unique book offers tools to help you lower costs and mitigate the rate shocks associated with managing infrastructure for growth, deterioration, and regulatory requirements.

    What’s New in This Edition

    • The latest infrastructure management and maintenance technologies
    • Information on the inventories of systems and the configuration of infrastructure
    • New design and construction methods such as building information modeling (BIM)
    • New approaches to rate setting, accounting methods, and cost accounting to help you assess the full cost of infrastructure
    • Advances in SCADA systems
    • Expanded coverage of risk management and disaster preparedness
    • Material on the use of GIS in water and sewer management
    • New laws related to infrastructure, including the U.S. EPA’s efforts to develop a distribution system rule

     

    Urban Water Infrastructure for Healthy Cities
    Water Supply, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems
    Managing the Infrastructure Life Cycle
    Data-Centered Infrastructure Management
    Conclusion

    Managing Water Systems and Services
    Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems
    Evolution of Urban Water Systems
    Water Supply Infrastructure Systems
    Wastewater Infrastructure Systems
    Stormwater Infrastructure Systems
    Future Water Management Issues

    Asset Management for Urban Water Systems
    Concept of Asset Management
    Organizing Asset Management Programs
    Asset Management for Water Systems

    Capital Improvement Planning and Programming
    Planning-Programming-Budgeting Systems
    The Planning-Programming-Budgeting System
    Planning Process: Multistage, Rational, and Political
    From Integrated Plans to Capital Improvement Programs
    Evaluation Techniques and Priority Setting
    How to Develop a Capital Improvement Program

    Engineering and Construction for the Infrastructure Life Cycle
    Stages of Design and Construction
    Achieving Quality and Value in Infrastructure Projects
    Project Roles
    Project Delivery Methods
    Planning for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Projects
    Project Design
    Management of Engineering Services
    Construction Phase
    Design Guides for Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems

    Financial Management for Urban Water Systems
    Financial Knowledge for Water Systems Management
    Deferred Investment in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems
    Financial Tools in Utility Management
    Field of Public Finance
    Financial Planning
    Budget Processes
    Accounting and Reporting Infrastructure Condition and Needs
    Revenue Generation
    Appendix: Fort Collins Financial Data

    High-Performance Operation of Water Systems
    Operations Management as a Discipline
    Elements of Operations Management
    Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater System Operations
    Performance Assessment, Optimization, and Quality Control
    Workforce Issues and Operators
    Trends in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Operations

    Risk Management and Disaster Preparedness
    How Risk Is Increasing
    Natural and Human-Caused Threats to Water Systems
    Security and Emergency Management
    Lessons Learned

    Maintenance and Renewal of Water Infrastructure
    Maintenance Management Systems
    Maintenance of Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems
    Condition Assessment of Infrastructure and Equipment
    Planning and Managing the Renewal of Infrastructure
    Materials
    Future Issues and Needed Research

    Information Technology for Water Infrastructure
    IT across Organizations
    IT Applications
    Databases, Models, and Decision Support
    Models and Decision Support
    Enterprise Systems
    Cyber Security
    Future IT Directions for Water Utilities

    Legal and Regulatory Controls on Urban Water Systems
    Examples of Legal Scenarios in the Infrastructure Life Cycle
    Types of Laws and Regulations
    Agencies and Roles
    United States Code (U.S.C.) and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
    Regulation of Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Systems
    Safe Drinking Water Act
    Clean Water Act and Wastewater Regulation
    Drainage and Flood Laws, Regulations, and Codes
    Enforcement of Regulations
    Financial and Service Quality Regulation
    Politics of Regulation

    Managing Infrastructure in the Water Industry
    Management in the Public Works and Utility Environment
    Management in a Government Environment
    Leadership Issues for Infrastructure Managers

    Appendix A: List of Acronyms

    Appendix B: Urban Water Infrastructure Research

    Index

    Chapters include references.

    Biography

    Neil S. Grigg is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Colorado State University, where he focuses on water resources and infrastructure management. At Colorado State, he has been the head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Colorado Water Resources Research Institute and Water Center. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Auburn University, and Colorado State University and is a registered professional engineer in three states.

    In addition to university work, Dr. Grigg has been a consulting engineer and state environmental official, and he has worked on a number of government policy and advisory panels. His current research is concentrated on urban water infrastructure, especially distribution systems management. He publishes widely on topics that range across water resources and infrastructure.

    Dr. Grigg has been honored in selection for a number of important responsibilities. He is a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Water Works Association. He is a diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers and a charter member of the Pan American Academy of Engineering. He serves the U.S. Supreme Court as River Master of the Pecos River, and in 2011 he chaired two national flood control panels, one for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the other for the National Institute of Building Sciences.

    This is a well thought out and structured book. It is one that students can use to discover concepts and understand water system management, but it is also a reference that will stand them in good stead throughout their careers.
    —Steve Whipp, United Utilities, UK

    … the author is very good. Having followed his books and seen the graphs over the years, they are very illustrative. … The selection of topics is very good. … Useful for anybody interested in water, wastewater and stormwater management and development. … A very interesting and useful book, bringing out the importance of systems thinking and integration of water, wastewater and stormwater systems in a wider societal context.
    —Tapio S. Katko, Tampere University of Technology, Finland