ABSTRACT

This book serves as a technical yet practical risk management manual for professionals working with water and wastewater organizations. It provides readers with a functional comprehension of water and wastewater operations as well as a broad understanding of industry derivations and various stakeholder interconnectivity. This knowledge is imperative, as most administrative professionals are proficient in their respective areas of expertise but sometimes lack fluency on the broader technical aspects of their organization’s purpose, operations, and externalities. It also examines risk management best practices and provides an actionable review of doing the right thing, the right way, every time through a combination of core risk management principles. These include enterprise, strategic, operational, and reputational risk management, as well as risk assessments, risk/frequency matrixes, checklists, rules, and decision-making processes. Finally, the book addresses the importance of risk transfer through insurance policies and provides best practices for the prudent selection of these policies across different scenarios.

Features:

  • Provides an understanding of water and wastewater technical operations to properly implement sound risk management and insurance programs.
  • Emphasizes the importance of building well-designed, resilient systems, such as policies, processes, procedures, protocol, rules, and checklists that are up to date and fully implemented across a business.
  • Offers a detailed look into insurance policy terms and conditions and includes practical checklists to assist readers in structuring and negotiating their own policies.

Handbook of Risk and Insurance Strategies for Certified Public Risk Officers and Other Water Professionals combines practical knowledge of technical water/wastewater operations along with the core subjects of risk management and insurance for practicing and aspiring professionals charged with handling these vital tasks for their organizations. Readers will also gain invaluable perspective and knowledge on best-in-class risk management and insurance practices in the water and wastewater industries.

part I|300 pages

Operations for Public Water Systems

chapter 1|26 pages

Public Water System Overview

chapter 3|32 pages

Water Monitoring

chapter 4|30 pages

Water Hydraulics and Flow Measurement

chapter 5|28 pages

Pumping Water

chapter 6|36 pages

Drinking Water Conveyance and Distribution

chapter 8|42 pages

Plant Safety

part II|298 pages

Operations for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)

chapter 11|40 pages

Basic Wastewater Microbiology

chapter 12|48 pages

Basic Wastewater Ecology

chapter 13|52 pages

Plant Security

chapter 14|104 pages

Wastewater Treatment

part III|130 pages

Practical Risk Management for Public Water/Wastewater Systems

part IV|238 pages

Insurance Essentials for Public Water/Wastewater Systems