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WEF and AMSA Release Utility Management Integration Guide
Feb 13, 2004
Alexandria, VA, Feb. 13, 2004 -- The Water Environment Federation (WEF) of
Alexandria, VA and the Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies (AMSA) of
Washington, DC announce the release of Continual Improvement in Utility
Management: A Framework for Integration.
This guide, developed under a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), addresses the need to improve utility performance
through more effective application and integration of management tools.
"This publication represents an important step forward and addresses a need that
our members and other utility managers have identified", said WEF Executive
Director Bill Bertera. "It is unique in that it provides utility managers with
information not previously available and complements other guidance covering
individual management initiatives."
Development of the guide was recommended by a workgroup of utility managers and
expert advisors during an initial phase of the project. Workgroup members
identified integration of utility management initiatives under a continual
improvement management system framework as a proven and sustainable approach.
They also concluded that utility managers need clear information on the
interrelationship between initiatives and a "roadmap" to help them integrate
these initiatives under a common management systems framework.
AMSA Executive Director Ken Kirk noted that, "In many ways the guide's strength
lies in the fact that almost 50 professionals, the majority utility managers or
senior staff, volunteered their expertise and experience to create it. We are
very pleased to have jointly sponsored its development with WEF and EPA."
For more information and to obtain a copy of the guide, visit the WEF website at www.wef.org or the AMSA site at www.amsa-cleanwater.org.
Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The WEF network includes water quality professionals from 79 Member Associations in over 30 countries.