Member
Workshop Wednesday: Capital Improvement Planning Processes – Executing Processes for Successful Comm
For those tasked with developing a successful capital improvement program, this is a must attend presentation. We’ll review the required elements for a successful CIP; organizing stakeholders and getting support from the city council and public; preparing financial forecasts and project estimates; inventorying assets and identifying community needs, criteria for ranking projects, drafting CIP documents and living documents; project implementation steps and other considerations.
Read MoreThe Moorpark Desalter Project will extract the high salinity groundwater from the shallow aquifer at a newly constructed well field and then treat the water at a state-of-the-art desalination plant using membrane filtration technology for the removal of salts including chloride, total dissolved solids, boron, and sulfate.
Read MoreThe City of Minneapolis Water Treatment and Distribution completed a two-phase vulnerability assessment. It provided a holistic and quantitative review of a broad range of risks and vulnerabilities including physical and cyber security, dependencies, natural hazards and source water quality and quantity management.
Read More
Winters in New England can challenge the operational and financial resources of public works departments. This interactive presentation will relate the planning, communications, and response efforts taken by various public works departments in the New England Chapter.
Read More
While the phrases “social media”, “emergency management”, and “public works” are not always seen as relating to each other, in reality they should. This presentation will provide participants some fundamentals about social media including information on the different types of social media, aspects that should be taken into consideration when selecting a media, and pointers for starting out.
Read MoreLike many coastal communities, Fort Lauderdale is actively developing policies and identifying projects to address climate change, sea level rise, and impacts from extreme weather events. The City’s vision plan, ""FastForward Fort Lauderdale, Our City Vision 2035"", provides a roadmap for future sustainability and community resilience needs.
Read MoreIn 2007, six associations (including APWA), in collaboration with EPA, signed an historic agreement pledging to support effective utility management. In 2008, they released a report that identifies “Ten Attributes of Effectively Managed Water Sector Utilities.” In 2015, these organizations reconvened to review and update these attributes in light of the challenges facing today’s water sector. Find out how to use this tool to improve operations.
Read MoreNon-motorized travel is playing an increasing role in the development of livable, healthy, and sustainable communities. Additionally, urban roadway right-of-way must typically accommodate a wide range of roadside elements including traffic control devices, underground and above ground facilities, transit shelters, landscaping and street furniture. Let’s discuss roadway design that successfully meets these functional responsibilities.
Read More