Tennessee

Water Infrastructure Asset Management
Tennessee
Intro

Tennessee is working to implement new initiatives for asset management planning and awareness across the state. Workshops and trainings are in development.

MentorAPM in
Tennessee

MentorAPM makes reporting on asset criticality and the current state of your assets easy for submitting updated asset management plans to your state department.

Did you know

Tennessee has more than 9,200 caves and caverns, more than any other state, and hosts the country's largest underground lake, known as the Lost Sea.

Opportunities and Obligations

State Asset Management

Funding

  • Priority checklists for SRF require that the PWS have a Capacity Development Plan, including asset management.
  • Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) intends to release asset management grants with SRF money.

Regulatory

  • TDEC plans to address asset management in the Sanitary Survey inspections.

Assistance

  • During 2022, TDEC contracted with the Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD) to develop an asset management framework and training sessions, specifically for small and disadvantaged systems, across the state.
  • TDEC is developing a website and intends to host asset management workshops to increase understanding of asset management.
  • TDEC partners with TAUD to provide direct asset management technical assistance.

Other

  • TDEC plans to modify laws to ensure that asset management is a requirement for the Capacity Development Plan.
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