Performance analytics for regulation in retail water utilities: Guiding asset management by identifying peers and targets

Vilarinho, Hermilio; D’Inverno, Giovanna; Nóvoa, Henriqueta; Camanho, Ana S.

doi:10.1016/j.jup.2023.101559

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“…Asset management has been growing in the water sector for the past couple of decades as much of its infrastructure has reached a critical age (Marlow et al, 2010; Vilarinho et al, 2023). AWWA first formulated a policy statement on the subject in 2003 (AWWA, 2019a).…”

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Energy management in the water sector: A policy statement review

Sowby,

Hopkins

2023

Water Environment Research

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Water and wastewater utilities consume significant energy. While they are regulated on water quality and other environmental issues, energy management is largely optional. In between enforceable public policy and voluntary internal action, professional associations can influence their industries to act. In this perspective article, we discuss 10 policy statements from three professional associations in the water sector and discuss how they support energy management. While few of the statements directly address energy management, we conclude that they justify it in terms of ethics, sustainability, affordability, and asset management. Still, their disparate nature exposes a policy gap. We recommend that the associations develop definitive policy statements on the subject to clarify their positions and set expectations.Practitioner Points Water/wastewater utilities use energy but are not regulated for energy management. In the absence of public policy, professional associations can influence action. We discuss 10 policy statements from ASCE, AWWA, and WEF in the water industry. The statements support energy management indirectly but leave a policy gap. We recommend developing policy statements specifically on this topic.

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Section: Policy Statementsmentioning

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Energy management in the water sector: A policy statement review

Sowby,

Hopkins

2023

Water Environment Research

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“…Conditions that occur in developing and developed countries, the study of asset management discusses managerial practices and infrastructure conditions as expressed by ( [23]; while improving the efficiency of State Asset management is also expressed by [24]; which emphasizes that asset privatization in developed countries is obtained from local and foreign investors. Besides that Koziel et al, 2021; highlights about innovative data quality management of company performance evaluation and [25]; Highlight the performance of organizations in maintaining infrastructure at the operational level as part of their maturity in asset management practices. The relevant study was conducted by ( [26]; which highlights the country's asset protection policy by banking institutions, so that formulates the asset management model managed by the state and banking as a continuum between active and passive.…”

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Smart Strategies for Managing Regional Assets: Best Practices in Increase Local Revenue

Aneta,

Lakoro,

Aneta

et al. 2024

KSS

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This study aims to analyze the optimization of asset management consisting of the process of planning, implementing, and supervising regional property. The research method uses a qualitative approach with a phenomenological orientation. The data obtained from the study were analyzed using interactive models. The results showed weaknesses in the stages of planning, implementation, and supervision of assets. Therefore, the strategy to increase regional original revenue (PAD) through the optimization of regional property (BMD), the Gorontalo Provincial Government can take a series of innovation-oriented actions including: 1) A comprehensive asset audit of all assets owned including land, buildings, facilities, and inventory. This audit should include an assessment of the value, condition, and potential reuse. 2) Development of an asset management plan. 3) Involving private parties and communities to identify opportunities for cooperation in asset management. 4) Utilization of software technology to help monitor inventory, maintenance, and sustainability of assets. 5) Data-driven asset management by identifying new trends, market needs, and revenue potential to aid smarter decision-making processes related to asset utilization. 6) Promotion and marketing of assets that can be carried out by regional apparatus organizations (OPD) if they have facilities that can be leased or used commercially to help increase revenue. 7) Improved policies and regulations including procedures for leasing, maintaining, and reusing assets, as clear and flexible policies can support innovation and better asset utilization. The weakness in this study is mainly localisation, which is related to areas that predominantly prioritize local cultural values as the main foundation in their interaction with the surrounding environment. This is due to limitations in consideration of cultural variations that may exist outside the scope of those regions in this study. Therefore, the results of this study require careful consideration when applied in areas that have different cultural diversity or backgrounds. Keywords: goverment entities, asymmetric behavior, stabilization

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Evolution of performance in the water and sewage sector in Brazil: a robust directional Benefit-of-the-Doubt assessment of municipalities from Santa Catarina state

May,

Fries,

Vilarinho

et al. 2024

Ann Oper Res

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The water supply and sewage sector (WSS) is essential for promoting health and providing the population with drinking water and the adequate disposal of effluents. Assessing the evolution of performance in WSS allows for highlighting the best and worst results achieved, identifying benchmarks, and pinpointing sources of improvement for water services. Brazil has a large population and immense freshwater reserves that are unevenly distributed throughout the territory. This situation emanates a challenge that requires the efficient management of water resources. This study develops a composite indicator framework based on the robust Benefit-of-the-Doubt (BoD) approach to estimate the performance of municipalities of the Brazilian State of Santa Catarina from 2009 to 2021, considering financial, operational, and quality dimensions associated with the provision of WSS services. Subsequently, the Global Malmquist Index (GMI) is applied to assess the performance evolution of the municipalities over time. The BoD results enable the quantification of the relative contribution of each sub-indicator to the performance score, allowing the assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of each municipality. The GMI results show an average performance loss of 3.3% in Santa Catarina state and considerable variability among municipalities, with scores ranging from losses of 54.2% to gains of 109.3% in the period analysed.

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Performance analytics for regulation in retail water utilities: Guiding asset management by identifying peers and targets

Cited by 9 publications

References 72 publications

Energy management in the water sector: A policy statement review

Energy management in the water sector: A policy statement review

Smart Strategies for Managing Regional Assets: Best Practices in Increase Local Revenue

Evolution of performance in the water and sewage sector in Brazil: a robust directional Benefit-of-the-Doubt assessment of municipalities from Santa Catarina state

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