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Tables of Contents for Financial and Economic Optimization of Water Main Replacement Programs
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
ix
xi
Foreword
xiii
Acknowledgments
xv
Executive Summary
xvii
Introduction
1
2
Importance of Optimizing Main Replacement Programs
3
6
Financial and Economic Framework for Optimizing Main Replacement Programs
9
14
Optimization
9
1
Financial Criteria for Optimization
10
4
Economic Criteria for Optimization
14
2
Philosophical and Policy Criteria for Optimization
16
4
Asset Management: An Integrative Approach to Optimization
20
3
Best Practice for Optimization of Main Replacement Programs
23
18
Every Utility Faces a Unique Set of Challenges
23
3
North American Utilities Are Migrating From Reactive to Proactive Approaches
26
4
Australian Utilities Have Moved Ahead Into Optimization
30
3
What Is Best Practice for Optimization of Main Replacement?
33
1
Benchmarking Allows a Utility to Compare Itself to the Best Practice Model
34
5
The Benchmarking Survey Will Tell You Where You Stand Versus Best Practice
39
2
Quantitative Comparisons of Main Replacement Programs
41
12
Benchmarking Survey: Quantitative Profile of Asset Management Efforts
41
6
Follow-Up Benchmarking Survey: Close-Up of Repair Versus Replace Practices
47
6
Qualitative Comparisons of Main Replacement Programs
53
10
Design of Practice Implementation Benchmarking Survey
53
3
Summary of Findings
56
7
56
1
57
1