can live in many different places, including on paper and in the minds of people who run the systems. Using MentorAPM, UNGANCO is building a digital central asset register that allows the councils to quickly fill out required forms for government disaster funding and assistance and expedite getting water services back online. The challenges for the water systems in many First Nations communities include the lack of historical records, workforce skills
gaps, lack of connectivity or reliable Wi-Fi, and financial constraints. To overcome these challenges, the asset management platform collects and preserves information, providing knowledge transfer from local operators. Asset libraries provide a knowledge base to guide local staff and close the skills gap, and the platform works on mobile devices that work offline in the field. MentorAPM assigns what assets and systems are most critical, which helps first responders prioritize the infrastructure assets that need to be reestablished first during disaster recovery. Pre-event, local government leaders review these assets and make preparations and checklists to ensure the community is as prepared as possible to withstand an event. Santa Monica is using asset management to support a sustainable water supply To achieve its mission of water self-sufficiency, the City of Santa Monica, CA, launched SWIP (Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project), a component of its One Water initiative started in 2013 to reduce its reliance on imported water. With advanced water harvesting and treatment technology, Santa Monica now captures stormwater, dry weather urban runoff and municipal wastewater to produce high- quality purified water that can replenish the City’s local aquifer. The rigorous multi-barrier treatment system includes an array of water treatment technologies including membrane bioreactors, cartridge filters, reverse osmosis and UV advanced oxidation processes to produce up to a million gallons of purified water every day. To oversee this advanced system and ensure that the City is maximizing ROI, Santa Monica is managing their asset management program with the MentorAPM suite. This includes a comprehensive computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and asset performance management (APM) to optimize plant performance and extend asset availability across new and existing water and wastewater infrastructure, which stretches across a combined eight square miles. Through the platform’s mobile capabilities, the City collects and
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