February 2015, Vol. 70, No. 2
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SWIM Center To Host Asset Management Workshop
The Virginia Tech Sustainable Water Infrastructure Management (SWIM) Center will be offering a workshop, Advancing Asset Management in Your Utility Workshop, to be held on March 10-11 at the Virginia Tech Arlington Research Center in Arlington, VA.
Water utility asset management programs have been developed following the U.S. EPA and WERF core definition of maintaining a level of service at the lowest life-cycle cost and at an acceptable risk. Most utilities, however, only incorporate performance measures into their asset management plans. A holistic approach to asset management is more beneficial because it takes into account the short and long term goals of the utility and can provide better service socially, economically and environmentally.
This workshop is designed to provide holistic approach for water infrastructure management that supports the three key aspects of asset management: performance, sustainability (stressed environment) and resiliency (catastrophic events). The workshop features a diverse group of instructors including Sunil Sinha (Virginia Tech); Gage Muckleroy (GHD), Walter Graf (WERF); Matt Stolte (Town of Blacksburg;) and Richard Thomasson (ARCADIS).
The registration fee for the workshop is $350, which includes all workshop materials, lunch both days, refreshment breaks and a Continuing Education Units (CEU) certificate for 1.6 CEUs upon completion of the workshop.
For more information and to register, visit website: www.cpe.vt.edu/swim/workshop.
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