Project 165

The Utility Business Architecture: Designing for Change

$486,860
Completed
Principal Investigator
Terry Brueck
Project Manager
Sharon C Parks
Contractor
EMA, Inc.
Big Data
Treatment
Utility Management

Abstract

Describes a common architecture (or model) for water utility computer generated data that would enable the exchange of data between different software applications used in development, treatment, distribution, and management of water. Includes the definition of common water utility business and operational objectives, the development of a set of functional definitions for the various operations within a water utility, and the assessment of data needs for each function. Includes a 13-minute VHS video. Published in 1997.