Improving water utility capital efficiency
By: prepared by Myron A. Olstein ... [et al.] ; sponsored by Water Research Foundation and United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Contributors: Olstein, Myron.; Water Research Foundation.; United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
Publisher: Water Research Foundation
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Denver, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781605730592
Subjects: Water utilities -- Capital productivity; Water utilities -- Management
Notes: CD-ROM title: Capital efficiency toolkit.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-186).

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Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; title: 2. Capital intensity; title: 3. Twenty-year capital needs; title: 4. The utility manager's view of the capital problem; title: 5. A broader view of the problem; title: 6. Capital efficiency survey; title: 7. Capital efficiency information sources; title: 8. Capital program benchmarks and metrics; title: 9. Project selection and prioritization; title: 10. Alternative project delivery; title: 11. Risk; title: 12. Post development and project completion reviews; title: 13. Conducting your own capital efficiency program; title: 14. Succession planning; title: 15. Miscellaneous capital efficiency improvements; title: 16. Using the capital efficiency toolkit; title: Appendix A. California multi-agency CIP benchmarking study best practices; title: Appendix B. Construction Industry Institute best practices and definitions; title: Appendix C. Capital efficiency best practices survey; title: Appendix D. Additional case studies; title: Appendix E. Scenario planning examples; title: Bibliography and additional reading.