Best Management Practices

The following links take you to draft Word documents describing six financial Best Management Practices for Small Water Systems in BC. Links are also provided to the “building blocks,” mostly in the form of Excel worksheets, that are essential components of each BMP. Click on the link then save the document on your computer using the "Save As" command.  (Source documents:  Word document  and  Excel worksheet )
 

Guide Document

  • Guide document
  • Road Map Diagram 

BMP A: Create a Basic Asset Inventory

  • BMP A: Asset Inventory 
  • BMP A: Asset inventory 

BMP B: Create an Asset Management Plan

  • BMP B: Create an Asset Management Plan 
  • BMP B: Create an Asset Management Plan 

BMP C: Create a Five-Year Operating Plan

  • BMP C: Create a Five-Year Operating Plan 
  • BMP C Part 1
  • BMP C Part 2

BMP D: Create a Long-Term Financial Plan

  • BMP D:  Long-Range Financial Plan 
  • BMP D: Long-Range Financial Plan

BMP E: Implement Sustainable Rates & Charges

  • BMP E:  Sustainable Rates & Charges 
  • BMP E: Sustainable Rates & Charges  

BMP F: Create a Communications Plan

  • BMP F: Create a Communications Plan 
  • BMP F: Create a Communications Plan