Total Management Plans (TMPs) were introduced in 1994 with the aim of promoting "best practice planning and least cost outcomes for water supply and sewerage planning". A TMP "quantifies and assesses the condition of assets, prioritises expenditure, and identifies options for cost saving and improvement in ways that are ecologically and financially sustainable.”
TMPs were once required before State subsidy funding would be approved, but this financial incentive ceased in 2009 with the removal of water subsidies. Some service providers still see TMPs as a useful document as they provide an overview of the majority of key elements of a water business and overlap with many other regulatory requirements.
Continuation of Total Management Planning is useful when it is properly integrated into the overarching business planning framework of a Service Provider. That is, a TMP that is created in a way that is useful for the service provider is a relevant document regardless of the incentive of subsidy availability.
| Mandatory | No |
| Relevant Period | 1994 - 2014 |
| Exemptions | N/A |
| Penalty Provisions | No |
| Penalty Units | N/A |
| Approved | Reviewed |
| Reporting | N/A |
The TMP Guidelines provided by DERM (Development Guide Chapter) suggested the following content for TMPs:
| Foreword | |
| Introduction |
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| Mission and Vision |
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| Customers |
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| Business |
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| Expectations of key stakeholders |
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| Schemes |
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| Assets |
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| Issues facing the business |
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| Key management strategies |
Summary strategic framework in tabular format which includes:
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| Service delivery strategy |
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| Implementation of total management plan |
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| Appendices |
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| Service Standards Plan | |
| Financial Management Plan |
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| Asset Management Plans |
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| Environmental Sustainability Plan |
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| Risk Management Plan | |
| Performance Management Plans |
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| Human Resources Management Plan |

The contents of a Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) overlapped broadly with sections of Total Management Plans but were more specific and (mandatory) guidance was provided for the creation of SAMPs. The DERM SAMP Guidelines stated that if all requirements are met (p. 2) a TMP could be submitted to the regulator as part or wholly meeting the SAMP requirements
e Flash #91 - 10 September 2010 - Release Date 10-Sep-2010: - 1. SAMP's, TMP's, LG Water Asset Management Plans .... when will they all fit together? | (34KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 01 Development Guide - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (487KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 10 Service Standards Overview - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (180KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 11 Service Standards Implementation Guide - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (355KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 21 Financial Management Implementation Guide - Release Date 01-Jan-2007: - (254KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 22 Ten Year Financial Model Basic - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (1435KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 23 Ten Year Financial Model Basic User Manual - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (187KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 24 Ten Year Financial Model Advanced - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (2650KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 25 Ten Year Financial Model Advanced User Manual - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (201KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 300 Asset Management Overview - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (394KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document 301 AM Water Demand Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (163KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Document Financial Management Overview - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (202KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 00 Concept - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - DERM Total Management Plan Guidance Documents (225KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 302 AM Water Loss Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (135KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 303 AM Infrastructure Plan - Release Date 21-Jul-2015: - (365KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 304 AM Asset Procurement - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (174KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 305 AM Evaluation & Renewal - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (523KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 306 AM Operations Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (160KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 307 AM Maintenance Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (160KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 308 AM Sewer I-I Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (283KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 309 AM Water Source Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (144KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 310 AM Energy Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (130KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 311 AM Drinking Water Quality Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (209KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 330 Asset Management Glossary - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (85KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 40 Environmental Sustainability Overview - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (223KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 41 Environmental Sustainability Implementation Guide - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (266KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 50 Risk Management Overview - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (160KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 51 Risk Management Implementation Guide - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (290KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 60 Performance Management Overview - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (122KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 61 Performance Management Implementation Guide - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (308KB)
DERM TMP Guidance Documents 62 Performance Management Information Management - Release Date 01-Jan-2008: - (205KB)