In the administration of water assets, quality of water is as important as its amount.
In the second, researchers used a participatory modelling tool conjunctively with multi-criteria analysis to identify community values relevant to the prioritisation of environmental assets in the context of water scarcity.
Socio-economic details including household head's occupation, ownership of assets, water supply, toilet facilities, main materials of walls, roof and floor of accommodation, access to electricity and income were elicited through interviewer-administered questionnaires as part of a household survey conducted across the surveillance area between April and June 2007.
It was hard to determine if any of its $2bn US in assets – including almost 12,000 miles of water and sewer pipes, nine treatment plants, two water recycling facilities, and dozens of pump stations – had leaks, needed maintenance or were strained to their limits.
Karst landscapes are important assets that provide a source of water, host rare and endangered biota, and serve as sites of significant human historical artifacts.
To explore the socio-economic status of the participants, principal component analysis (PCA) was used [ 27, 28] based on 13 questions capturing socio-economic status, composed of assets in the household, sources of water and power available for the family and standard of housing for the child.
Specific asset typology The specific asset typology (e.g., a specific type of water pump) the functions have been derived for or an indication if functions are for mixed typologies (e.g., all water pump designs).
South Korea's Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co Ltd has added key assets of the UK water and wastewater treatment engineering company Enpure to its water business portfolio.
Private equity companies and banks have been big buyers of water companies and utility assets this year, particularly in Britain.
The major strategic decisions include the determination of optimal new facility locations and capacity expansions of water desalination supply chain infrastructure assets which consists of water desalination plants, pipelines, and storage tanks, over a long time planning horizon.
