Introduction Asset Management Software (CUPSS)in the Water and Wastewater Industry

The capital stock of Iran 's water and wastewater industry is 439 billion Rials and it is one of the most important industries in Iran. The capital asset index is 91% that reveals this industry is capital intensive. Thus regarding the asset management, should be one the longrun strategies of the industry. Considering of huge investments, economic yield, financing the projects, the complicated procedure of production and service operations, and vast and geographical domain of activities, the vulnerability of assets, sustainable and continuous services, beneficiaries and clients, consent for the authorities. The asset management plays an outstanding role in this industry. It observed the lack of serious studies in this field since the water and wastewater companies with modern structure have been formed 25 years ago. for the first time in our country, we started analyzing briefly the asset management based on theoretical basics and then will explain the application of the software, CUPSS designed by united states environmental protection agency for the asset management of water and wastewater industry regarding the properties of production procedure, exploitation, environmental conditions, risk and costbenefit. the asset management in the process of this software show the effectiveness in managing costs for maintenance, effective utility of asset, management of how to keep and increase the shelf life of assets, priority of critical assets, forecasting financial resources, risk and soon. The subjects present in this article can be by water and wastewater companies ' throughout the country in terms of effective and optimum use of capital assets.