ARTICLE: Integrated Rainwater Management: Move to a Levels-of-Service Approach to Sustainable Service Delivery (December 2010)
Infrastructure Liability – A Driver for the ‘ISMP Course Correction’
During the November-December 2010 period, the Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia released a series of five articles that are designed to inform local governments and others about a ‘course correction’ for Integrated Stormwater Management Plans (ISMPs).
The fourth in the series introduced the ‘infrastructure deficit’ (i.e. ‘infrastructure liability’) as a driver for the ISMP Course Correction. It connected the dots to Asset Management as a way to re-focus the ISMP process on what really matters. This led to an article in the Asset Management BC Newsletter, published in January 2011.
To Learn More:
To download the article, click on Integrated Rainwater Management: Move to a Levels-of-Service Approach to Sustainable Service Delivery.
Our WORD Choice Says It All
“People ‘hear’ the word ‘deficit’ and assume the accountants will fix it all. But people ‘listen’ to the word ‘liability’ and often ask questions or realize some action is necessary,” states Wally Wells, Coordinator for Asset Management BC.
To Learn More:
To read a related story posted on the Green Infrastructure Community-of-Interest, click on Integrated Rainwater Management: Move to a Levels-of-Service Approach to Sustainable Drainage Infrastructure
