Water Asset Management International

Volume 1 Issue 2
June 2005

Issue 2

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Contents

NEWS, including:

WRc wins World Bank IBNET benchmarking contract

The WRc Group has announced that it has won a second, $300,000 contract to further develop the International Benchmarking Network known as IBNET.

Taking asset management to the streets

Penny Burns describes the aims of ACORN Inc, a new Australia-based community group dedicated to fostering positive community development through communication between decision makers and asset managers.

CEO VIEWPOINT

Chuck Clarke of Seattle Public Utilities on Australia's influence on asset management

PAPERS

5

Regulation and asset management: driving value within Melbourne Water

Charmaine Quick and Susan Farr

9

New developments in Investment Planning and Project Evaluation: optimising expenditure to meet multiple objectives with limited resource

Jason Cox

16

'Thumbs Up' for WSAA Asset Management benchmarking project

Chris Massey and Bruce Hammond

19

Ipswich Water's meter replacement strategy

Chris Egbars and Jayam Tennakoon

22

New data warehouse offers improved accuracy and environmental performance

Martin Dunkley

AM UPDATE, including:

Water Loss Reduction Speciality Conference, 12-14 September 2005, Halifax, Canada.

The Adam Smith Institute's 4th Annual Conference: Infrastructure Asset Management, 7-8 November 2005, London, UK.