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Many utilities are now incorporating asset management principles to managing capital infrastructure. These principles are aimed at minimizing the total cost of asset ownership while achieving desired service levels. Fundamental components of implementing asset management concepts include the following:

• Collect information on existing assets—this includes an inventory of the assets and an assessment of the current condition, maintenance history, capacity, performance, and expected remaining useful life of the assets;

• Analyze information—this includes considering life cycle costs for investment alternatives; assessing the criticality of the asset to the organization and the risk of failure; optimizing decisions on maintenance, repair, and replacement; and setting appropriate priorities based on the analysis; and

• Link infrastructure projects to desired organizational service goals and operating budgets.