Hosted by:
Sponsored by:
Cooperating Organization:
SSC Society of Students Constructors
Construction Engineering
Management Technology
NASTT Student Chapter
SPEAKER
Tom Iseley, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor & Director
IUPUI-PURDUE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
Construction Engineering Management Technology
MAYOR FRANKLIN
The “Sewer Mayor”
Not just talk – she is a mayor of action!
Implemented “Clean Water Atlanta”
Comprehensive, long-term plan to ensure clean drinking
water, clean streams for Atlanta and downstream
neighbors
Achievement of “Best-in-Class” rating
Formed the Department of Watershed Management
(DWM)
Drinking water
Sanitary sewer
Storm sewer
MAYOR FRANKLIN
The “Sewer Mayor”
Appointed a highly qualified DWM Commissioner
The charge: Highest quality water at the lowest
cost in the shortest time frame
Must seek out innovative solutions:
Management
Financial
Technical
THE CHALLENGES OF ATLANTA’S DWM
gave birth to….
BAMI Buried Asset Management Institute
What is in the name?
BAMI’s focus will be on underground
infrastructure
Our underground infrastructure are assets
These assets must be managed properly to
provide customers with expected services at the
lowest cost
BAMI – I
Buried Asset Management Institute – International
• Inspired by Atlanta’s Mayor, Shirley Franklin.
• Started in January 2003 as a part of DWM
(Department of Watershed Management) under
the leadership of Commissioner Jack Ravan
• June 2004, it evolved into a non-profit
organization
BAMI – I
• December 2004, first Official BOD
• 2005, developed and submitted proposal for EPA
cooperative agreement
• 2006, EPA accepted BAMI-I’s proposal
• 2007, Research team was formed and work was
initiated
• Presentations has been made in numerous
conferences, workshops and seminars.
• December 18, 2008, dateline for research project
BAMI – I Mission Statement
To provide a center of excellence for owners of
underground water infrastructure to join with
industry and researchers, using sound science, to
evaluate and/or develop buried asset management
protocols for application worldwide to benefit
ratepayers and other stakeholders by:
• Protecting public health
• Improving the environment
• Maximizing asset life-cycle value
• Sustaining economic development
• Enhancing the quality of life
EPA GRANT
Through the years EPA is leading the action to provide
better water and wastewater service to the
community
EPA currently sponsors initiatives to promote the use
of asset management, including educational
materials, technical assistance, and research.
“Establishing a Pathway for Achieving Water Utility
Infrastructure Management Excellence”
EPA Grant - CP 83 282901-1
EPA PROJECT OBJECTIVES
• Assist with the development of transparent Asset
Management standards;
• Establish of an international consortium for the
development of a center of excellence for Asset
Management;
• Establish a virtual, national clearinghouse of Asset
Management information;
• Conduct municipal forums as focus groups on the
need of Asset Management in maximizing
ratepayers’ return on infrastructure investment.
BAMI – I TEAM
Project Manager:
Jack Ravan, Executive Director, BAMI-I
Will coordinate BAMI-I activities with U.S. EPA Grant
Management Team, consultants, affiliates, etc.
Project Director:
Tom Iseley, President of the BAMI-I Board of Directors
Assist Project Manager with all aspects of the EPA grant
project on an as-needed basis.
Project Administrator:
Leonard Ingram, BAMI-I Treasurer & EPA Grant
Administrator
Responsible for grant financial management, maintaining
grant records and files, and assisting with grant
management and coordination.
BAMI – I & EPA
BAMI-I’s research
“Establishing a Pathway for Achieving Water Utility
Infrastructure Management Excellence”
was sponsored by EPA Grant - CP 83 282901-1
BAMI – I TEAM CONSULTANTS
BAMI – I TEAM CONSULTANTS
TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGY CENTER
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY
“Municipal / Utility Needs”
Survey
Dr. Ray Sterling
BAMI – I TEAM CONSULTANTS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
ARLINGTON
Education Program
“Guide to Water & Wastewater Asset
Management”
Manual and Examination
Dr. Mohammad Najafi
BAMI – I TEAM CONSULTANTS
VIRGINIA TECH
Virtual CEMAM
Center of Excellence for Municipal Asset Management
Dr. Sunil Sinha
Dr. Randel Dymond
Mr. Rahul Vemulapally
Mr. Thomas Dickerson
ESTABLISHING A PATHWAY FOR ACHIEVING WATER UTILITY
INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE
BAMI – I CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Is….
An online educational process to obtain a
certification in management of underground asset
infrastructure.
A pioneer program in the United States created
by BAMI-I, that is establishing a new path for
stakeholders in the water and wastewater industry
interested in an excellent way to manage their
assets.
BAMI – I CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Is for…
All stakeholders in the water and Wastewater industry
Owners
Managers
Workers
Supervisors
Students
Educators
Decision Makers
Consultants
Engineers
Professionals
Administrative Personnel
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM PHASES
• Phase I: Fundamentals. A manual and its
correspondently examination.
• Phase II. Practical. Use of a virtual CEMAM
(Center of Excellence for Municipal Asset Management)
• Phase III. Application to the industry.
PHASE I - FUNDAMENTALS
“Guide to Water & Wastewater Asset
Management”
The University of Texas Arlington
Published by Benjamin Media Inc.
Manual – Visual Presentation – Exam
of each chapter
Exam to be graded by BAMI-I
Certification Program Supported by GRWA
(Georgia Rural Water Association) Webpage
PHASE II - PRACTICAL
Introduction to virtual CEMAM
(Center of Excellence for Municipal Asset Management)
Learn how to utilize the virtual CEMAN
Data from existing companies is available to allow
students to learn from real world examples.
CEMAM
VIRTUAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR
MUNICIPAL ASSET MANAGEMENT
Virginia Tech developed the web-based this Center of
Excellence in collaboration with BAMI-I, US EPA,
participant municipal utilities, and researchers at
academic institutions.
USE - OBJECTIVES
Use:
Sharing and integrating beneficial use Municipal
Infrastructure Assets Management Information.
Objectives:
Develop a standard-geo-database model which helps
the utilities in making better decisions and manage
the facility in an efficient manner.
Transformation of raw data from utilities into the
standard framework
CEMAM
Results
The proposed Center of Excellence web site will
became a major online asset management resource
for utilities.
The site will definitively succeed in achieving an
“online community for municipal asset management”
http://www.wiis.cee.vt.edu/
PHASE III – APPLICATION TO THE INDUSTRY
Introduction to common asset management resources
and tools available in the industry.
This includes companies and programs, such as:
1.Liquid Assets http://www.liquidassets.psu.edu
Liquid Assets is a public media and outreach initiative
that seeks to inform the nation about the critical role that
our water infrastructure plays in protecting public health
and promoting economic prosperity.
PHASE III – APPLICATION TO THE INDUSTRY
2. NECS (National Environmental Services Center)
http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/
“A Guide to Asset Management for Small Water system”
3. U.S EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
www.epa.gov
Committed to protecting the natural environment
4. TEAMS (Total Electronic Asset Management
System) www.mcet.org
A public domain asset management spreadsheet
program produced by the Maryland Center for
Environmental training.
PHASE III – APPLICATION TO THE INDUSTRY
5. CUPPS (Check Up Program for Small Systems)
http://www.epa.gov/cupss/index.html
Free easy-to-use, asset management tool for small drinking
water and wastewater utilities.
6. UNC – BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY (Environmental
Finance Center)
http://efc.boisestate.edu/efc/SustainableInfrastruct
ure/tabid/149/Default.aspx
Financially Sustainable Water Infrastructure Initiative. A joint
initiative by members of the Environmental Finance Center
Network
PHASE III – APPLICATION TO THE INDUSTRY
7. SIMPLE (Sustainable Infrastructure Management
Program Learning Environment )
www.werf.org
WERF has launched a web-based tool that will make asset
management easy to understand and will enable information
exchange among practitioners with various needs and
experience levels.
8. Environmental Finance Center. Boise State University,
UNC, Cleveland State University.
http://efc.boisestate.edu/efc/SI/tabid/149/Default.aspx
Financially Sustainable Water Infrastructure Initiative
QUESTIONS
THANK YOU!!