Small Systems
To reach the AWWA small sytems helpdesk, call 303.347.6285 or email questions to smallsystems@awwa.org or tmccandl@awwa.org
The following is a summary of process
and management tools as well as AWWA
resources for small system professionals
and utilities serving 10,000 people or less.
Tools
Management Assistance
- USEPA released the Control and Mitigation of Drinking Water Losses in Distribution Systems guidance document, which provides information on flexible tools and techniques that may help small systems improve their water loss control and infrastructure maintenance programs
- Restructuring and Consolidation of Small Drinking Water Systems, EPA 816-B-06-006, October 2007: Assistance for drinking water systems owners, operators and other decision-makers on how each state incorporates restructuring and consolidation efforts into their regulatory framework.
- CAP Self-Assessment Checklist: Use the Capacity Assistance Program (CAP) to better understand and meet your system's management, technical, and financial requirements.
- Small Utility Rates and Finances Excel Spreadsheet: A self-guided, interactive financial spreadsheet application designed to assist small systems. Instructions are in PDF format.
- Check Up Program for Small Systems (CUPSS) is the USEPA's management tool, based on their Simple Tools for Effective Performance. It contains case studies, free software, training, and other resources to help you perform asset management.
- The Environmental Finance Center (EFC) at Boise State University has developed the EFC Financial Dashboard, to use CUPSS data for strategic purposes. The login/password feature protects your data, but there is no cost to use this model in your system!
- Have you used the Utilities Helping Utilities white paper to assist you in your WARN activities? It is now available on our website in Spanish, thanks to RCAP. See Ayuda y Asistencia Mucia today!
AWWA Resources
Other Small System Advocates
From USEPA
