Public Works Stormwater Summit – Day Two

Sponsored and hosted by APWA's Water Resources Management Committee Day Two of the Public Works Stormwater Summit will focus on sustainable stormwater management strategies and best practices. Learn about practical tools and approaches that will help you with your agency's stormwater management responsibilities and obligations. • Tempe Town Lake was built 1999. A project is currently underway to replace the rubber dam with a new hydraulically operated steel gate. The lake protects the region from flooding, provides wildlife habitat and recreational amenities. Speaker: Andrew Goh, Deputy Public Works Director, City of Tempe, AZ • Learn how one agency is applying the CMOM (Capacity, Management, Operations, and Maintenance) framework to manage its drainage system assets. Speakers: Barry S. Sheff, PE, Senior Vice President, Woodard & Curran, Portland, ME; Nancy E. Gallinaro, Water Resources Manager, City of Portland, ME • Review the lessons learned from an integrated collaborative approach for managing a shared water resource. Speaker: Denise McGoldrick, Director of Water Services, City of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON • Gain an understanding of the entire roadmap for establishing a stormwater utility program. Speakers: Steven W. Hicks, Director of Public Works/Utilities, City of Petersburg, Petersburg, VA David Mason, PE, Principal, CDM Smith, Nashville, TN • Discover how the Pima County and Tucson Arizona region is using green infrastructure (GI) and low impact development (LID) strategies for stormwater management. Speakers: Evan Canfield, Chief Hydrologist, Pima County Deaprtment of Transportation, Tucson, AZ; Mead Mier, Watershed Planning Lead, Pima Association of Governments, Tucson, AZ; Irene Ogata, Landscape Manager, City of Tucson Office of Integrated Planning, Tucson, AZ; John Williams, Chairman & CEO, Impact Infrastructure, LLC, New York, NY; John S. Wise, PE, Senior Associate-Water Resources, Stantec, Tucson, AZ; Brian Young, Sustainable Infrastructure Program Manager, Autodesk, San Francisco, CA; Stephane Larocque, Senior Vice President, Impact Infrastructure, Toronto, ON 

Learning Objectives:

1. List the steps for setting up a stormwater utility and discover lessons learned for collaborating for managing a shared water resource.
2. Examine the approaches for applying the CMOM framework.
3. Discover how the Tucson region and Pima County are implementing green infrastructure and low impact development techniques.

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