Your Community’s Biggest Capital Investment What you need to know about your water/wastewater facility Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Syracuse Center of Excellence | 727 E. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY Attendance Limited to 25 | This program is focused on information of value to local elected officials. Agenda 12:15pm Registration and Lunch 12:45pm Welcome, Introductions, and Overview Patricia Cerro-Reehil, NYWEA 1:00 Ten Steps to Protect & Maintain Your Wastewater Utility Tom Rhoads, Commissioner, Onondaga County WEP These 10 easy steps allow elected leaders to better understand, and better manage their community’s utilities. 1:30 How to Develop and Administer an Effective Asset Management Plan Tim Taber, Associate, Barton & Loguidice For water and wastewater systems, the renewal and replacement of the assets that make up our infrastructure is a constant and ongoing task. Many communities have turned to asset management to efficiently manage this important part of a utility’s business. This approach has gained recognition all across the world for its effectiveness in maximizing the value of capital as well as operations and maintenance expenditures. 2:00 Break 2:15 How to Keep Your Ratepayers Engaged, and “In the Loop” Khris Dodson, Associate Director, Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center An informed community will support the infrastructure that supports quality of life, economic development and water quality. Keeping folks “in the loop” isn’t about hearings and finger wagging, it’s about simple actions and steps to truly making engagement a positive experience. 2:45 Stormwater Management Matters Greg Liberman, EDR Stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces carries large amounts of various pollutants to surface waters. Learn how keeping stormwater out of the system using green infrastructure can be part of the solution. 3:15 How do you know if your system is compliant? Sandy Lizlovs, Environmental Engineer II, Region 8 - NYSDEC Discussion of various legal and administrative responsibilities, enforcement & compliance, and tips on how to stay off the non-compliance listing. 3:45 Financing Wastewater Systems Matt Driscoll, President, NYS Environmental Facilities Corp. 4:15 Wrap-up 4:30 Adjourn