The new edition provides up-to-date guidance on the oversight of wastewater collection systems, including gravity sewers, pumping stations, force mains, and other sewer conveyance-related facilities. This authoritative volume offers strategies for developing a comprehensive asset-management program that encompasses capacity, management, operations, and maintenance (CMOM) principles as well as the business, engineering, human resource, and communications aspects of a wastewater collection systems project. Published by WEF Press. Hard cover. 272 pages. 2009.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• System Operations and Maintenance
• Information Management
• Collection System Assessment and Capital Improvement Planning
• System Design Considerations
• Construction Contracting
• Public Policy and Community Relations
• Budgeting and Financial Planning
• Safety, Standard Procedures, Training, and Certifications
• Emergency Preparedness and Security