OCA Reports

Issued: August 2009

The Office of the City Auditor facilitated a risk self assessment workshop for the Facility Engineering division of the Austin Water Utility. The workshop participants identified a total of 40 risks, 17 of which were rated as high risks, 6 as medium risk, 15 as low risk and 2 as acceptable risk. The highest-rated risk areas included the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system, project management and implementation, records management system, cost for retrofitting of substandard facilities at annexation and insufficient design standards for water pump stations, and collaboration and communication among workgroups that regularly interacts with Facility Engineering division. The risk self assessment results have been shared with AWU management for their consideration and appropriate action. Furthermore, the Office of the City Auditor will consider the highest-rated risk areas as input in the development of its annual risk-based audit service plan.

Download the entire text of our Risk Self Assessment - Austin Water Utility Facility Engineering Division in Adobe Acrobat. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader to view these files. Or request a hard copy of this audit report, No. AU09111, by submitting this audit report request form.

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