Regional Asset Management Pilot – Report Release

Today the Governor celebrates another milestone for our state with the release of the Regional Asset Management Pilot report. When the 21st Century Infrastructure Commission released their report in December 2016, they recommended the immediate creation of this pilot to identify existing infrastructure data and gaps, determine an appropriate comprehensive database system to house this data, and begin to coordinate amongst asset management data and planning across infrastructure sectors.

The Pilot has accomplished this and so much more. Throughout the past year, the Pilot has convened state department, regional, local and private utility leaders across infrastructure assets of transportation, water, wastewater, stormwater, broadband and energy to create a roadmap for a statewide asset management database and asset management culture.

The joint regional pilot between Region 4 (West MI) and Region 10 (Southeast MI) covered 55 percent of Michigan’s urban, suburban, and rural population with 201 communities, regional entities, and private utilities participating in at least one area of the Pilot process. We had over 15,000 miles of drinking water data submitted, 13,000 miles of wastewater, and 6,000 miles of storm water which can now be used to show how a statewide asset management database will allow us to make better decisions on where and how much we invest.

Please see below for links to the final report, executive summary, press release, suggested talking points, and a power point overview of the Pilot.

While we take a moment to celebrate the importance and recognition of the asset management pilot success, we recognize all of the talented people, hard work, innovative thinking, and difficult conversations it has taken to get us to this point. And we recognize that all of this will continue as we evolve the conversation, and planning, around infrastructure in Michigan. Thank you for your willingness to take this journey with us. We look forward to our continued work together.

Sincerely,

Therese Empie
Strategy Advisor
Office of Governor Rick Snyder