CMOM was intended to help operators identify what for managing their specific collection system?

• A. Budgets and Schedules
• B. Goals and Objectives
• C. Training Needs
• D. Compliance Requirements

Answer: (B)

CMOM is about defining what you want to achieve with your collection system. By identifying goals and objectives, operators set clear targets for reliability, capacity, and preventing sewer overflows. Those goals then drive how you plan and execute maintenance, prioritize repairs, schedule activities, and allocate resources.

Budgets and schedules are important tools, but they come from the goals you’ve set—without clear objectives, budgeting and scheduling lack direction. Training needs and compliance requirements are part of implementing the plan, but CMOM’s primary purpose is to establish the aims that guide all the management and operational decisions for the system.