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Managing Groveland’s Growth and Water Resources

The City of Groveland, Florida, partnered with Woodard & Curran in 2019 to provide full contract operations for the city’s water utilities following a 44 percent population spike over the…

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Public Speaking . . . Learn this Hard Skill

Public works officials are regularly called upon to engage in public speaking presentations to community groups and elected officials to include controversial topics with sometimes hostile audiences. We need to…

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The Future of Public Works: Best Practices for AI Utilization

Recent advancements in the availability of artificial intelligence (AI) have accelerated the pace of change in our world and pose a challenge for public works departments: How and why should…

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UPROW Jam

This is the annual UPROW Jam Session. The Utilities and Public Rights-of-Way (UPROW) Committee will host another Jam Session to discuss the latest industry practices, benefits, and challenges for managing…

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Asset Management RoadMap 2.0 Happy Hour Jam

The Asset Management Committee will lead an open discussion on how the Asset Management RoadMap can be used and how it has developed. At the conclusion of this session participants…

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Development of a Comprehensive Coastal Stormwater Asset Management Program

The City of Virginia Beach (City) has historically suffered from repetitive flooding. With climate change the frequency and severity of flooding, especially coastal flooding, has increased and hastened the City…

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Facilities and Grounds Happy Hour Jam

Facilities and Grounds Committee members will be hosting a casual conversation regarding hot topics in facilities and grounds. Participants will hear more about committee work and planning efforts and are…

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Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE) Program Elements

The learning goals for the presentation include: Permit requirements Establishing program goals Desktop analysis Program tools Field screening Problem solving The presentation discusses developing a targeted program and equipping it…

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MARTA Rapid Summerhill Bus Rapid Transit

An approximately five-mile roundtrip corridor, the MARTA Rapid Summerhill Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project will amplify the region’s transit network, connecting the Atlanta Beltline to three MARTA Rail stations in…

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Reskilling and Upskilling Your Workforce in the AI Revolution

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to fundamentally transform how work gets done. A recent study by Forbes found that nearly half of all current tasks and skills in the…

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