What are water assets?

Water assets are all Council owned stormwater and recycled water assets that have a primary function of facilitating the movement and treatment of water within our City and assets that contain water for amenity and biodiversity purposes.

Water assets can be categorised in four (4) key functions:

  • Water conveyance
  • Water quality
  • Water capture & reuse
  • Water amenity

How do we determine their condition?

Condition Grading Condition

Description of Condition

1

Very Good: no defects, insignificant deterioration, only planned maintenance required

2

Good: minor defects, minor deterioration, only planned maintenance required

3

Fair: minor defects, moderate deterioration, minor maintenance plus planned maintenance

4

Poor: moderate defects, significant deterioration, significant maintenance required

5

Very Poor: significant defects, significant deterioration, likely requires replacement within 1-15 years

How do we manage these assets?

The Water Asset Management Plan (AMP) aims to establish a service level for water assets to ensure the overall water network is in suitable condition, functions correctly and has enough capacity for existing use and future demand to minimise risk of flooding, improve water quality and increase opportunities for harvesting and re-use.

Water assets are considerably long-life assets that last between 60 and 100 years. Generally, they are replaced as they reach the end of their useful life.