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Small cities and rural communities have a unique perspective with regard to leadership and management. Small communities have fewer resources available to them to adequately serve their residents compared to their larger counterparts, yet the expectations are higher in small communities to provide excellent customer service. Learn how senior leaders in small communities have developed strategies and leadership philosophies to motivate staff when faced with adversity.
Read MoreSmall cities and rural communities have a unique perspective with regard to expanding their limited resources. Small communities have access to limited expertise and capacity on staff to handle various tasks. Regardless of the frequency, third-party experts may need to be necessary, whether it is a contractor or engineering consultant. Learn how small communities have developed contractual relationships with on-call contractors and engineering consultants to expand their services to their communities.
Read MoreThis session will provide attendees information about the Water Resources Management Committee, provide an opportunity to select water resources topics for discussion, and foster discussion among attendees.
Read MoreThe City of Carlsbad has developed the Automation, Compliance, Tracking, Inspection and Owner Notification (ACTION) System, a comprehensive post-construction best management practice (BMP) data management platform. The ACTION System creates a “big picture” perspective of post-construction BMP compliance using cross-site analytics that allows staff to prioritize sites, schedule inspections, and monitor compliance throughout the City’s network of structures. The system configures geographic information system (GIS) applications into new data scripts, integrates backend data, and packages it into a single user endpoint. This combination has resulted in a completely digital and cohesive data management platform. The ACTION System provides a comprehensive way to virtualize the program as an integrated network. The public exchange of compliance information using the ACTION System has created a measurable shift in norms, processes, and relationships.
Read MoreThe National Framework for Advancing the U.S. Recycling System, released November 2019, is the product of a multi-stakeholder collaborative effort that began on November 15, 2018. Recent passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which was firmly supported by EPA, now presents an opportunity for EPA to offer competitive funding grants to Public Works agencies in support of the framework.
Read MoreThe pandemic was difficult for everyone, fleet operations included. This program consists of an in-depth conversation discussing the challenges fleet operations faced from the effects of the pandemic. We’ll share…
Read MoreThe future of solid waste collection vehicles is exciting. In fact, it’s electric! Truck manufacturers are making big pushes to adopt electric waste collection trucks. Many communities are moving towards…
Read MoreEach community seems to have that one spot that always has crashes when winter weather arrives, or bridge that behaves differently than all the others at night. Why is that? Maybe you have sat through weather presentations before, but can’t figure out how to connect pictures of radars with what happens on your city streets. This session will cut through all the noise on the web and in apps and talk about what really impacts those hard to handle locations. The speaker will investigate the conditions that have the biggest impact on road conditions, and give you a chance to indulge in a little meteorology CSI by looking at examples and deciphering the clues of what happened. Bring your own weather challenges and get them solved on the spot.
Read MoreThis session will focus on some of the challenges and confusion that is prevalent in our profession when it comes to selecting deicer products. The speakers will address both the science and their experiences with liquid deicers.
Read MoreAcross North America, public works budgets are strained to the maximum while essential infrastructure ages in place. Traditional sewer investigations are generally expensive, obtrusive, and often do not pinpoint the inflow/infiltration (I&I) sources. To address this issue, a new tool and technology have emerged in this past decade that is helping managers reduce the cost of sewer line rehabilitation by applying a simple rule: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Micromonitoring is an innovative tool and technology that helps agencies and engineers to perform focused field investigations and, in the end, reduce sewer investigation and rehabilitation program costs. Micromonitoring provides a giant step forward in the evolution of a sewer utility I&I reduction program by focusing sewer rehabilitations/repairs only on sewers that are contributing to wet weather peak flows. Micromonitors are used in small diameter sewers where low flows are common and traditional flow monitoring is ineffective.
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