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Well-maintained systems, lowest life cycle costs

With rising water demand and energy costs, shrinking resources, and increased consumer scrutiny, operating aging infrastructure assets is becoming increasingly challenging. At USG, we believe that no water system should have to choose between a capital expense beyond budget and an unpredictable run-to-failure approach. Our Asset Management Program packages the rehabilitation and future maintenance of water assets into a single contract.

USG’s Asset Management Program is a turnkey solution that keeps all critical water assets in good operating condition and fully compliant with all applicable regulations while minimizing maintenance and renovation costs. We first restore the asset to like-new condition, then perform ongoing condition assessments, maintenance, and rehabilitation tasks to keep your system on the path to sustainability. This means one point of contact and one call for all your service needs. We maintain all assets, including storage tanks, concrete structures, treatment plants, distribution pipe networks, and metering systems, to help you achieve a sustainable infrastructure.

Tank Asset Management Program

For many utilities nationwide, keeping steel or concrete water storage tanks in fit-for-purpose condition for the long term is a challenge for several reasons. Among those reasons are a lack of resources to plan and execute regular maintenance and the inherent financial risks of running assets that are critical to the service of the community to failure. Our Tank Asset Management Program was designed to provide the highest level of protection to your storage tanks, prevent failures before they occur, and meet your system’s needs now and in the future.

Our Tank Management Solutions

Water Quality Asset Management Solutions

Your community depends on you to deliver high-quality drinking water to consumers every day. USG provides several water quality technologies, including in-tank mixers, trihalomethane removal systems (TRS), and residual control systems (RCS), to help you cost-effectively maintain the quality of treated water in your distribution system. All these water quality systems can be enrolled in our proactive Asset Management Program to ensure their long-term efficiency.

Our Water Quality Solutions

Concrete and Treatment Plant Asset Management Solutions

As water treatment plants age, they present a host of issues, from downtime to compliance issues and increased operational and maintenance expenses. For many municipalities across the country, the risks of failure — as well as the costs — are becoming greater and greater. USG concrete and treatment plant services help ensure the long-term performance and reliability of your treatment facility, extend the life cycle of critical assets, and reduce maintenance downtime and long-term replacement costs.

Plant Management Solutions

Pipe Asset Management Program

Many buried pipes nationwide have reached the end of their useful life. Hidden leaks result in water and money loss, while main breaks cause disruption to the public and the economy. Therefore, maintaining underground assets in fit-for-purpose condition is critical. Our Pipe Asset Management Program helps you optimize the use of your annual pipe renewal budget. We improve your ROI by investing in the right place with the right technology to increase your pipe renewal ratio.

Pipe Management Solutions

Metering Asset Management Program

Implementing a smart metering system requires significant technology and software expertise as well as funding to cover the up-front installation costs of the AMI infrastructure. So, smart metering is often out of reach for smaller utilities. We created a unique Metering Asset Management Program with those systems in mind. Our program includes the installation and integration of the AMI and smart meters into your existing system, as well as ongoing support and maintenance over the life of the system. AMI installation costs can be spread over many years, and the predictable annual cost of the contract (typically a monthly fee per meter) is easy to budget.

Smart Metering Solutions