Risk-based Drinking Water Quality Management System for Continuous Performance Improvement in Small to Medium-sized Water Utilities

我研究的长期目标是开发决策支持工具，以不断提高饮用水供应的可靠性和可及性。在过去的5年里，我的NSERC-DG的主要重点是为大城市的供水系统（WSS）制定风险管理策略。然而，加拿大大约95%的WSS被归类为中小型水务公司（SMWU）。饮用水水质管理系统（DWQMS）需要有效地管理WSS及其相关危害的关键控制点。该研究计划提出了一种“持续绩效改进”的方法，用于在DWQMS中实施短期和长期资产管理战略。短期目标包括三个主题：（1）风险识别和绩效基准，（2）风险评估，以及（3）风险管理以持续改进绩效。

The long-term goal of my research is to develop decision support tools to continuously improve reliability and accessibility of drinking water supply. In the past 5 years, the primary focus of my NSERC-DG has been on developing risk management strategies for water supply systems (WSS) for large municipalities. However, about 95% of the WSS in Canada are categorized as small to medium-sized water utilities (SMWUs). A drinking water quality management system (DWQMS) is needed to effectively manage the critical control points in WSS and their associated hazards. This research program proposes a ‘continuous performance improvement’ approach for implementing short- and long-term asset management strategies within DWQMS. The short-term objectives encompass three main themes: (1) risk identification & performance benchmarking, (2) risk assessment, and (3) risk management for continuous performance improvement.