The Job of an Operator

As an operator, your most important job is delivering safe and secure drinking water to your customers. Part of providing safe and secure drinking water is taking care of your system’s facilities and equipment, and also planning for any needed rehabilitations and replacements. Your community will need the water and wastewater system long ofter you are gone so it is vital that you provide a foundation of proper management to ensure the system remains viable. An asset management plan will help you meet that goal in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

This class will cover the following aspects of asset management:

• The purpose and importance of asset management planning,
• The framework for successful asset management, and
• The main approach to asset management and its primary steps