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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Urban water infrastructures are constituted by a large variety of physical assets (e.g., tanks, pumps, pipes). These assets deteriorate due to their natural aging and non-controlled processes (e.g., pipe's poor production quality, external actions such as excavation) and, as a result, need to be updated or replaced (i.e., "rehabilitated) to improve the assets' condition to its “as-new” condition if practicable.<ref name="WRCSewage01">{{cite book |title=Sewer Rehabilitation Manual |author=Water Research Centre |publisher=WRc Publications |edition=4th |year=2001 |isbn=9781898920410}}</ref><ref name="IPWEAIntern15">{{cite book |title=International Infrastructure Management Manual |author=Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia; Association of Local Government Engineers of New Zealand; National Asset Management Steering Group |publisher=IPWEA and NAMS Group |edition=5th |year=2015 |isbn=9780473106850}}</ref> By extension, it is vital to then assess the physical condition and functionality of urban water infrastructures in order to estimate the remaining service life and asset value.<ref name="FeeneyWhite09">{{cite web |url=https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab=NRMRL&dirEntryId=209530 |title=White Paper on Condition Assessment of Wastewater Collection Systems |author=Feeney, C.S.; Thayer, S.; Bonomo, M. et al. |publisher=U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |date=2009}}</ref> Since urban water infrastructure assets are mostly buried, the assessment of their condition must be based on reliable pre-acquired [[information]]. | |||
The most common [[risk management]] frameworks used are in accordance with the reference standards AS/NZS 4360:2004<ref name="SA_4360-2004">{{cite web |url=https://www.standards.org.au/standards-catalogue/sa-snz/publicsafety/ob-007/as-slash-nzs--4360-2004 |title=AS/NZS 4360-2004 |publisher=Standards Australia |date=2004}}</ref> and ISO 31000:2018.<ref name="ISO31000-2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/65694.html |title=ISO 31000:2018 Risk management — Guidelines |publisher=International Organization of Standardization |date=February 2018}}</ref> The frameworks address topics such as: | |||
* [[risk assessment]], the processes of risk identification, risk analysis, and risk evaluation<ref name="ISO73-2009">{{cite web |url=https://www.iso.org/standard/44651.html |title=ISO GUIDE 73:2009 Risk management — Vocabulary |publisher=International Organization of Standardization |date=November 2009}}</ref>; | |||
* performance assessment system, a set of data, calculations, performance metrics, and contextual information that allow the evaluation and reporting of the performance of a single asset, a whole infrastructure, a provided service, or a utility<ref name="AlegreGestão11">{{cite book |title=Gestão patrimonial de infra-estruturas de abastecimento de água - Uma abordagem centrada na reabilitação |author=Alegre, H.; Covas, D. |publisher=ERSAR |volume=16 |year=2011 |isbn=9789898360045 |url=https://www.pseau.org/outils/biblio/resume.php?d=4698}}</ref><ref name="AlmeidaGestão10">{{cite book |title=Gestão patrimonial de infra-estruturas de águas residuais e pluviais - Uma abordagem centrada na reabilitação |author=Almedia, M.d.C.; Cardoso, M.A. |publisher=ERSAR |volume=17 |year=2010 |isbn=9789898360045 |url=http://bibliografia.bnportugal.gov.pt/bnp/bnp.exe/registo?1794239&cl=fr}}</ref>; and | |||
* cost assessment, which evaluates the deterioration of an infrastructure and the quantification of the investment needed for its rehabilitation, as well as the total cost for comparison of different alternatives of rehabilitation actions. | |||
This paper highlights the importance of data and information systems management for urban water infrastructure condition assessment based on the authors' experiences obtained from some Portuguese R&D projects. These projects aimed to develop a platform to assist small- and medium-sized water utilities with their low digitalization maturity level to better [[Data integration|integrate data]] from their different existing information systems to assess the condition of their water distribution systems. | |||
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| Full article title | Data and information systems management for urban water infrastructure condition assessment |
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| Journal | Frontiers in Water |
| Author(s) | Carriço, Nelson; Ferreira, Bruno |
| Author affiliation(s) | Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal |
| Primary contact | Email: nelson dot carrico at estbarreiro dot ips dot pt |
| Editors | Vladeanu, Greta |
| Year published | 2021 |
| Volume and issue | 3 |
| Article # | 670550 |
| DOI | 10.3389/frwa.2021.670550 |
| ISSN | 2624-9375 |
| Distribution license | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International |
| Website | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2021.670550/full |
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Abstract
Most of the urban water infrastructure around the world was built several decades ago and nowadays they are deteriorated. As such, the assets that constitute these infrastructures need to be updated or replaced. Since most of the assets are buried, water utilities face the challenge of deciding where, when, and how to update or replace those assets. Condition assessment is a vital component of any planned update and replacement activities and is mostly based on the data collected from the managed networks. This collected data needs to be organized and managed in order to be transformed into useful information. Nonetheless, the large amount of assets and data involved makes data and information management a challenging task for water utilities, especially those with as lower digital maturity level. This paper highlights the importance of data and information systems' management for urban water infrastructure condition assessment based on the authors' experiences.
Keywords: condition assessment, data, information systems, management, urban water infrastructure
Introduction
Urban water infrastructures are constituted by a large variety of physical assets (e.g., tanks, pumps, pipes). These assets deteriorate due to their natural aging and non-controlled processes (e.g., pipe's poor production quality, external actions such as excavation) and, as a result, need to be updated or replaced (i.e., "rehabilitated) to improve the assets' condition to its “as-new” condition if practicable.[1][2] By extension, it is vital to then assess the physical condition and functionality of urban water infrastructures in order to estimate the remaining service life and asset value.[3] Since urban water infrastructure assets are mostly buried, the assessment of their condition must be based on reliable pre-acquired information.
The most common risk management frameworks used are in accordance with the reference standards AS/NZS 4360:2004[4] and ISO 31000:2018.[5] The frameworks address topics such as:
- risk assessment, the processes of risk identification, risk analysis, and risk evaluation[6];
- performance assessment system, a set of data, calculations, performance metrics, and contextual information that allow the evaluation and reporting of the performance of a single asset, a whole infrastructure, a provided service, or a utility[7][8]; and
- cost assessment, which evaluates the deterioration of an infrastructure and the quantification of the investment needed for its rehabilitation, as well as the total cost for comparison of different alternatives of rehabilitation actions.
This paper highlights the importance of data and information systems management for urban water infrastructure condition assessment based on the authors' experiences obtained from some Portuguese R&D projects. These projects aimed to develop a platform to assist small- and medium-sized water utilities with their low digitalization maturity level to better integrate data from their different existing information systems to assess the condition of their water distribution systems.
Urban water infrastructure condition assessment
References
- ↑ Water Research Centre (2001). Sewer Rehabilitation Manual (4th ed.). WRc Publications. ISBN 9781898920410.
- ↑ Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia; Association of Local Government Engineers of New Zealand; National Asset Management Steering Group (2015). International Infrastructure Management Manual (5th ed.). IPWEA and NAMS Group. ISBN 9780473106850.
- ↑ Feeney, C.S.; Thayer, S.; Bonomo, M. et al. (2009). "White Paper on Condition Assessment of Wastewater Collection Systems". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_Report.cfm?Lab=NRMRL&dirEntryId=209530.
- ↑ "AS/NZS 4360-2004". Standards Australia. 2004. https://www.standards.org.au/standards-catalogue/sa-snz/publicsafety/ob-007/as-slash-nzs--4360-2004.
- ↑ "ISO 31000:2018 Risk management — Guidelines". International Organization of Standardization. February 2018. https://www.iso.org/standard/65694.html.
- ↑ "ISO GUIDE 73:2009 Risk management — Vocabulary". International Organization of Standardization. November 2009. https://www.iso.org/standard/44651.html.
- ↑ Alegre, H.; Covas, D. (2011). Gestão patrimonial de infra-estruturas de abastecimento de água - Uma abordagem centrada na reabilitação. 16. ERSAR. ISBN 9789898360045. https://www.pseau.org/outils/biblio/resume.php?d=4698.
- ↑ Almedia, M.d.C.; Cardoso, M.A. (2010). Gestão patrimonial de infra-estruturas de águas residuais e pluviais - Uma abordagem centrada na reabilitação. 17. ERSAR. ISBN 9789898360045. http://bibliografia.bnportugal.gov.pt/bnp/bnp.exe/registo?1794239&cl=fr.
Notes
This presentation is faithful to the original, with only a few minor changes to presentation, though grammar and word usage was substantially updated for improved readability. In some cases important information was missing from the references, and that information was added. The original article lists references alphabetically, but this version—by design—lists them in order of appearance.
