‘Dry feet, clean water’. This slogan, used by the District Water Control Board, excellently describes the essence of the District Water Control Board’s activities. On the one hand, the board ensures the right water level in polders and urban areas and offers protection against the sea and floods, and on the other hand, they ensure clean and healthy water in ponds, canals and ditches.
A separate maintenance department has been set up that only concerns itself with maintenance. Because of this, more attention can be paid to maintenance and providing insight into the area. The department has been set up according to the ‘Value Driven Maintenance’ (VDM) methodology. This method focuses on gaining the maximum added value from infrastructure.
”The detailed (maintenance) costs, however, were not comprehensible until that time. We realised that we needed tools in order to provide detailed insight because Excel sheets were no longer sufficient,” says Mr Van Leijenhorst. Thus, the district water board started to shop around for an Enterprise Asset Management system (EAMS). They chose Ultimo’s Infra Asset Management software.
Obtained results:
– More insight into and a better overview of the entire area and the potential risks.
– Significant efficiency gains on an operational level.
– Demonstrating the value of Maintenance & Asset Management.
