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Sponsored by APWA’s Small Cities and Rural Communities Committee Designated MS4’s in New York have created stormwater coalitions to share services and comply with regulations. The resulting cost savings and efficiencies have benefited all the MS4’s and even some non-designated communities.
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Sponsored by APWA’s Winter Maintenance Subcommittee Attend this greatest hits compilation of what’s hot with respect to winter maintenance in southern Ontario. Cities in this region have been on the forefront of many emerging trends including the use of liquids, outsourcing, salt management, etc. and delivering high levels of service in the face of even higher customer expectations.
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Sponsored by APWA's Utility & Public Right-of-Way Committee The Carlsbad Desalination Project is the first large-scale water desalination project on the California coast. This presentation will focus on the right-of-way challenges in obtaining the necessary parcels for facilities, permanent and temporary easements, condemnation procedures, and mitigating utility conflicts.
Read MoreLearn from this example of how to develop a regional vision for sustainability including place-making and transportation and environmental planning. Examine the multiple planning and visualization tools used, including a new regional natural resource inventory.
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Public works services founded on the pillars of sustainability and life cycle management requires a significant shift in organizational decision-making and performance reporting. Learn how the City of Saskatoon strategically aligned operating and capital programming to develop a 10 year $200 million service strategy for its water distribution system.
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Ever get stuck answering a question for a reporter? What about when communicating with an elected official? Have you ever written a technical paper and after presenting it, your audience was still not able to comprehend the message you were trying to deliver? These are all issues that many of us in public works occasionally struggle with.
Read MoreFor City’s with existing GIS, the leap from desktop to mobile is upon us. Hear how the City of Ames, Iowa is leveraging existing ESRI GIS platforms and using IPad and web applications to view, edit, and share data in real-time for sign management, water distribution, sewer inspection, tree inventories, and NPDES reporting.
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Sponsored by APWA’s Leadership & Management Committee What a good idea! The City of Golden, Colorado has established a Public Works Citizens Academy that engages the public in a 20-hour program to visit facilities, observe equipment, and explains the role of public works in making the community beautiful, livable, and safe.
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Sponsored by APWA’s Utility and Public Right-of-Way Committee This session will cover the use of various trenchless technologies involving projects in the greater Toronto metropolitan area. You will hear the user/owner perspective about the lessons-learned, challenges met, and advantages and benefits seen from several key projects.
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The City of Eugene’s Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is very robust including data input via iPad and iPhone. With the flick of a switch, the system becomes a key component to the City’s Emergency Management System. Take advantage of this opportunity to learn how this system works.
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