The water utility industry is facing significant challenges in these uncertain times. Many of these business drivers ( Figure 1) have been around for some time but many are new or emerging and now threaten business as usual and even the viability of utilities. Many water and wastewater utilities have started asset management (AM) programs to answer these challenges.
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