Utility Management Initiatives

Water and wastewater utility leaders face a variety of management challenges. These can include the demands of aging infrastructure and/or expanding populations; decreased grant monies and rate payer capacity constraints; new and more stringent regulatory requirements; increased public expectations for service, performance, and transparency; and work force demographics. To respond to these challenges, WEF is working with its members and partners to develop a variety of management initiatives; resources; and educational, training, and networking opportunities.

The WEF UMC CIP Planning and Delivery Subcommittee "2019 Project Management Survey" results present CIP delivery needs, project management (PM) processes, PM technology needs, and PM training needs (Use your mouse to hover over elements in the results and select filters for additional information).

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Get Involved!

WEF's Utility Management Community helps develop materials and programs that will assist utility managers. For more information, contact Lisa McFadden, lmcfadden@wef.org.

WEF also moderates a LinkedIn discussion group that focuses on utility management. Utility Management Discussion Forum

Utility Project and Program Management Survey

The WEF UMC CIP Planning and Delivery Subcommittee "2019 Project Management Survey" results present CIP delivery needs, project management (PM) processes, PM technology needs, and PM training needs (Use your mouse to hover over elements in the results and select filters for additional information).

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Related Websites

The Effective Utility Management Collaborating Organizations have created several resources for utilities interested in using the 10 attributes and keys to management success to assess and enhance their utility management efforts.