需求研究表明，大规模的资本投资是必要的 需要更新美国配水的老化库存 系统。然而，分配的制度结构 系统管理不鼓励对系统进行大量投资 恢复为了克服这一障碍，公用事业公司必须使用有效的 资产管理的工具和方法，作者 在本文中定义为“使用的基于信息的流程” 用于跨组织的生命周期设施管理。" 提出了一个状态评估框架，该框架 公用事业公司可以使用这些工具来评估他们的责任和选择 分配系统资本管理。拟议的框架 包括四个级别（系统目标和标准、条件指标、， 综合系统参数和决策取决于 系统参数），并使用九个基本条件指示器: 资本方3人，运营方6人。 这篇文章还包括对分销系统需求的回顾， 资产管理的主要活动列表，综合 优先顺序和状况评估技术，以及审查 更新技术，以及领先的公用事业公司 今天正在处理评估和更新活动。包括61个参考文献、表格和图表。

Needs studies indicate that a large capital investment is required to renew an aging inventory of U.S. water distribution systems. However, the institutional structure of distribution system management does not encourage large investments for renewal. To overcome this obstacle, utilities must use effective tools and methods for asset management, which the author defines in this article as "an information-based process used for life-cycle facility management across organizations." A framework is presented for condition assessment, which utilities can use to assess their responsibilities and options for distribution system capital management. The proposed framework includes four levels (system goals and criteria, condition indicators, integrated system parameters, and decisions relying on system parameters) and uses nine basic condition indicators: three for the capital side and six for operations. The article also includes a review of distribution system needs, a list of the main activities of asset management, a synthesis of prioritization and condition assessment techniques, and a review of renewal technologies, and examples of how leading utilities are handling assessment and renewal activities today. Includes 61 references, tables, figures.