Issue Responsibility Target Date Review and update unit rate Asset Management Engineer Annually cost curves Revise the Development Chief Finance Officer 2015 Contributions Policy in line with current growth predictions and infrastructure costs. Condition Monitoring There is good knowledge of the performance of pipes by a long-established and experienced work force. Some visual condition assessment and photographic recording is undertaken on major repairs. A limited amount of pipe sample analysis has been undertaken on cast iron and asbestos cement pipe in the last 15 years. The general condition of the reticulation is estimated based on the above experience and the age and material of pipes. The current life expectancy of pipes is based on a theoretical maximum of 80-100 years or guidance from the AC Pipe Manual. This methodology is predicting a significant proportion of the network is reaching the end of its useful life in 30 to 40 years’ time. There is a need for a more systematic condition analysis of the reticulation. The development of condition grade strategy through a more comprehensive CCTV survey programme is becoming increasingly necessary. The asset management information system must be developed to accept, report and display the condition grades for management decision making. Progress is being made with the on-site reporting of asset condition during routine maintenance. Electronic data capture through hand-held devices has been introduced. Continued training and mentoring is required to ensure accuracy and consistency of data capture. Issue Responsibility Target Date Develop a condition survey O & M Engineer/ Asset 2017 and monitoring strategy for Management Engineer stormwater reticulation assets Develop condition grade Asset Management Engineer 2015 onwards recording and reporting systems within the asset management information system Continue to improve site O & M Engineer/Asset 2015 onwards feedback mechanisms from Management Engineer routine repair and maintenance activities. Performance Monitoring A project has been initiated to establish a set of ‘live’ performance measures available to operators and technicians. The current formal performance measures reported in the Annual Report are compiled and published for that purpose only and are not integrated into the operational process. A key output of the asset management information system upgrade is the introduction of a suite of performance reports readily available to engineering staff. Contemporary reports on service request response times, types of failures, performance of materials and fittings, operational costs etc will be beneficial. Page 67