Our training agenda, conferences and water and wastewater technician can assist public systems in the management or capacity development aspect of running their system. The program will offer you to acquire and maintain the technical, managerial, and financial capabilities to consistently provide safe drinking water. These terms are generally described as follows:
Technical capacity is the physical and operational ability of a water system to meet Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requirements. It refers to the physical, or infrastructure components of the water system, including the characteristics of the source water, the adequacy of treatment, and the condition of the pump, treatment, storage, and distribution systems. Technical capacity also refers to the technical knowledge and capability of system personnel to properly operate and maintain the system.
Managerial capacity is the ability of the system to conduct its affairs in a manner which allows it to achieve and maintain compliance with SDWA requirements. It refers to the overall organizational structure of the system. A system with adequate managerial capacity has a clearly identified owner who is accountable for the system. The staffing and organization of the system allows the efficient use of human resources and assigns clear authorities and responsibilities between the owner, managers, operators and customers. Further, the system enjoys effective linkages to people and organizations that can provide help in case of need.
Financial capacity means the system has the ability to acquire and manage sufficient funds to achieve and maintain compliance with SDWA requirements. A system with adequate financial capacity will have the revenue sufficiency to cover all costs -- even if there is no charge for water—and will invest in infrastructure replacement. It will have the credit worthiness to allow the system to borrow money, and will use established fiscal management and controls to keep track of payments and receipts.
