project highlights NATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT The WSU EFC, in partnership with the Southwest EFC, is working with state drinking water primacy agencies to update their drinking water Capacity Development Strategies. State Capacity Development Strategies lay out training, technical assistance, and enforcement efforts to help ensure drinking water utilities have adequate Technical, Financial, and Managerial capacity to ensure long-term sustainability of safe The EFC developed a series of videos, training drinking water supplies. presentations, and documents to assist states with training utility staff and boards on the importance of So far, WSU EFC has assisted nine different state primacy Asset Management planning. These resources can be agencies. Long-term, this effort should help more water utilities customized to fit the state’s regulations. implement aspects of asset management planning in their operations, helping to maintain service levels, save resources, Download resources at wichita.edu/amboards. and protect public health. building capbuilding capaacitcity ty to address enviro address environmentonmental challenges | pal challenges | paage 13ge 13