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Go Forth, Create Stormwater Utilities Said New Jersey—Doesn’t Mean It’s Easy

In 2019, New Jersey empowered local governments to create stormwater utilities through the Clean Water and Flood Reduction Act, after experiencing the devastation from hurricanes such as Sandy and Irene.…

Innovative Applications of Deep Learning in Drone Imagery: Detecting

Integrating deep learning (DL) with drone imagery offers transformative opportunities for infrastructure monitoring and environmental assessment. This presentation explores three key applications: detecting concrete delamination in bridges using thermal imagery,…

Helping Public Works Departments Effectively Pursue and Manage Grant Funding

Our speakers will help determine if your public works department is “grant ready” by assessing your organization’s ability to pursue grant funding opportunities, ensuring you can take on grant awards,…

Hitting Your Numbers—Budgeting for a Multi-year Capital Program

How much is it going to cost? This seems like a simple question, but when you are early in a multi-year program to design and construct more than 60 miles…

Hosting Events For Your Future Ambassadors

Let’s do lunch! Presenter Jenny Tomes, APR, will share how water and sewer customers are hungry for the quarterly Lunch & Learn events facilitated by the Port St. Lucie Utility…

How Olathe Public Works Reinvented Its After-Hours Response Strategy

The City of Olathe, Kansas Public Works Department serves more than 145,000 residents, providing street maintenance, park management, utilities, and more. The department faced many challenges managing after-hours emergency responses:…

How to Deal With Annoying Crap—Celebrating a Decade of Solutions!

This very popular and engaging presentation has been presented at numerous venues nationwide for several professional associations over the last decade, to standing-room-only capacity. It is targeted to any level,…

How To Harness the Power of AI to Optimize Operations and Maintenance

As transportation infrastructure continues to evolve, municipalities with railroads can encounter unique challenges and opportunities. These interactions can include regulatory constraints, safety concerns, and the potential disruption of rail operations.…

Howard County, Maryland—ACCEL(erating) Water Main Replacement Projects

The challenge of community-based water main replacement (WMR) is amplified by the construction’s impact on residents and businesses. Let’s face it, these types of projects [with] multiple homes along both…

Howard County, Maryland—Complete Streets Policy

Howard County, Maryland achieved a perfect score and was ranked number one by Smart Growth America in 2023 for having the best Complete Streets policy in the nation. During the…