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Sewer managers prioritize camera inspections over pipe age in asset management decisions. While a shared reasoning framework exists, practical decision-making relies on context beyond just information sources.

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  • Sewer asset management decisions often lack transparency and reproducibility due to reliance on intuition.
  • Public accountability and cost-effectiveness necessitate more explicit and evidence-based decision-making processes.
  • The relative importance of various decision criteria for sewer managers remains largely unquantified.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the relative importance of different information sources in sewer asset management decision-making.
  • To assess the presence of a shared framework of reasoning among Dutch municipal decision-makers.
  • To understand the factors influencing practical decision-making in sewer system management.

Main Methods:

  • A digital questionnaire with pairwise comparisons of 10 information sources was distributed to 407 Dutch municipalities.
  • Thurstone's law of comparative judgment was applied for quantitative analysis of criterion importance.
  • Consistency tests were employed to evaluate individual and group-level reasoning patterns.

Main Results:

  • Camera inspections were identified as the most valued information source, while pipe age was the least important.
  • Respondents demonstrated high individual and group consistency, suggesting a common reasoning framework.
  • Decision-makers found it challenging to make general comparisons without specific contextual information.

Conclusions:

  • A consensus exists among Dutch municipal sewer managers regarding the relative importance of information sources, with a preference for direct inspection data.
  • Despite a shared reasoning framework, practical sewer asset management decisions are influenced by contextual factors beyond a simple aggregation of information.
  • Future research should explore context-specific decision drivers to enhance the transparency and effectiveness of sewer asset management.