
Past: Fostering Resilience: Leading on Sustainable Water Solutions
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Thank you for joining us!
View presentations from the event below:
All Infrastructure is Water Infrastructure
Mark Norton, Planning Director, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority
Charlotte Katzenmoyer, Director of Public Works, Lancaster PA
Adel Hagekhalil, Assistant Director, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation
Dinner & Keynote
Ralph Becker, Former Mayor, Salt Lake City UT
Integrating Economic and Racial Equity into Water Decisionmaking
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Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability & Economic Development Officer of the LA Department of Water & Power (LADWP)
Laurel Firestone, Co-Executive Director, Community Water Center, CA
De’Sean Quinn, Water Quality Planner, King County WA & Councilmember, Tukwila, WA
Jessie Buendia, Community Benefits and Social Responsibility Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Conservation is the New Supply
Heather Cooley, Water Program Director, Pacific Institute
Candice Rupprecht, Water Conservation Specialist, City of Tucson AZ
Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Creative Financing for Sustainable Water Solutions
Carrie Rivette, Wastewater/Stormwater Maintenance Superintendent, City of Grand Rapids MI
Jane Silfen, Vice President, Encourage Capital
Cynthia Koehler, WaterNow Alliance
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Tuesday, October 25
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10:00 - 11:30am |
Registration Orange County Water District Headquarters 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 First shuttle will depart hotel at 9:50am and bring attendees to meeting continuously as needed until 11:15am. Last shuttle to depart hotel at 11:15am. Meet in hotel lobby. |
11:30am |
Lunch and Welcome Catalyzing Connections World Café Nicole Anne Boyer, Facilitator One Water: Fostering Resilience in Communities Paul Cunningham, Councilmember, City of Tucson
Martha Davis, Senior Advisor, Inland Empire Utilities Agency
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2:35pm |
Break All Infrastructure is Water Infrastructure Mark Norton, Planning Director, Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority Charlotte Katzenmoyer, Director of Public Works, Lancaster PA Adel Hagekhalil, Assistant Director, City of Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation Moderator: Walt Wadlow, Director of Utility Relations, WaterNow Alliance Experiencing Water Innovation: Walking Tour OCWD Groundwater Replenishment System
John Kennedy, Executive Director of Engineering and Water Resources, Orange County Water District |
5:30pm |
Wrap-up Shuttle will depart meeting at 5:20pm and return guests to hotel as needed. Last shuttle will depart meeting at 5:30pm. |
6:30 - 7:15pm |
Reception Pool Garden, Crowne Plaza Costa Mesa Hotel 3131 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626 |
7:15pm |
Dinner & Keynote Ralph Becker, Former Mayor, Salt Lake City UT
Summit Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Costa Mesa Hotel |
Wednesday, October 26
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8:00 - 8:30am |
Breakfast Orange County Water District Headquarters 18700 Ward Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708 First shuttle will depart hotel at 7:50am and bring attendees to meeting continuously as needed until 8:20am. Last shuttle will depart hotel at 8:20am. Meet in hotel lobby. |
8:30am |
Integrating Economic and Racial Equity into Water Decisionmaking
Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability & Economic Development Officer of the LA Department of Water & Power (LADWP) Laurel Firestone, Co-Executive Director, Community Water Center, CA De’Sean Quinn, Water Quality Planner, King County WA & Councilmember, Tukwila, WA Jessie Buendia, Community Benefits and Social Responsibility Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Moderator: Debbie Franco, Community and Rural Affairs Advisor and Local Drought Liaison, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research Break Conservation is the New Supply Heather Cooley, Water Program Director, Pacific Institute Candice Rupprecht, Water Conservation Specialist, City of Tucson AZ Paula Kehoe, Director of Water Resources, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Moderator: Frances Spivy-Weber, Vice Chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board
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12:15 - 1:00pm |
Lunch Creative Financing for Sustainable Water Solutions Jim Gebhardt, Senior Advisor, US Environmental Protection Agency Water Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance Center Carrie Rivette, Wastewater/Stormwater Maintenance Superintendent, City of Grand Rapids MI Brian Van Wye, Branch Chief – Program Implementation of Stormwater Management, District of Columbia Department of the Environment Jane Silfen, Vice President, Encourage Capital
Cynthia Koehler, Executive Director, WaterNow Alliance |
3:00 - 3:30pm |
Wrap Up First shuttle to depart meeting at 3:35pm. It will stop first at SNA airport, then hotel. Last shuttle will leave meeting at 4:00pm sharp for airport and hotel. If you are flying out Wednesday evening, please make sure to provide your departure details to event staff by noon on Wednesday to ensure we get you to the airport in time (sign-up for this will be available at registration table at the meeting). |
Integrated Water Management: A Guide for City Leaders
Mel Meder and Satya Rhodes-Conway, Mayors Innovation Project
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Notes: World Cafe Debrief
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The City Upstream and Down: How Integrated Water Management Can Help Cities Thrive
American Rivers
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Drinking Water & Wastewater Customer Assistance Programs
US EPA
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Debt Funding for Water Conservation Programs
Ed Harrington and Cynthia Koehler, Government Finance Review, October 2016
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The IRS Should Stop Taxing Water Conservation Rebates
Bob Baker and Art Levine, San Francisco Chronicle, October 13, 2016
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Natural Resources Defense Council and Pacific Institute, California Drought Capstone, June 2014
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Federal Tax Penalties for Water Efficiency Rebates
WaterNow Alliance and National League of Cities, October 14, 2016
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