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Over the past three years, the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, with support from consultant Brown and Caldwell, prepared for an audit of the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase I municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) permit by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). In 2020, the City completed a year-long self-audit and rewrote its stormwater management plan (SWMP). In 2021, the City and consultant staff focused on resolving potential program gaps before the actual audit that occurred in early 2022. In this presentation, the speakers will share how they structured the self-audit, prepared for the NCDEQ audit, and realized successes and lessons learned over this three-year process. This discussion will interest Phase I and Phase II MS4 municipal staff, stormwater regulators, and consultants to municipalities subject to NPDES MS4 compliance and audits.
Read MoreThe application of equity in infrastructure development and asset management is becoming more relevant in today’s municipal public works world. Cities should consider treating sidewalks as transportation assets, as they help reduce the total cost of ownership by funding routine, preventative, and corrective maintenance through a facility’s lifecycle. The City of Durham recognizes the benefits of equitable transportation asset management practices. Therefore, the Department of Public Works issued a request for quotation (RFQ) to develop the sidewalk asset management (SAM) plan. To ensure equity across the city, Public Works extensively coordinated with Neighborhood Improvement Services to develop a community engagement plan. Geographic information system (GIS) capabilities were used to capture, analyze, and display data. This session will help agencies recognize the economic value of SAM and equitably achieve economic efficiency over the assets’ lifecycle.
Read MoreTraditional sewer inspection can be time-consuming and overlook defects. Coding accuracy is critical when assessing a sewer line’s future degradation or determining which asset to prioritize for rehabilitation. Artificial intelligence (AI) in sewer inspection supplements workers in the field rather than replacing them. AI takes on the more common defects allowing field workers to focus on work at hand and rarer, more difficult codes. AI captures and recreates the workflow in coding and performing sewer inspection quality assurance/control. This technology substantially reduces the time required to review sewer inspection data, increases the number and accuracy of defects coded, and supplements the human element prone to bias. This presentation will demonstrate the benefits of using AI as a low-cost way to evaluate systems and better maintain assets to prioritize rehabilitation and coordinate with other work such as roadway improvements.
Read MoreThe Kenneth Road Bridge has faced political, financial, environmental, technical, and construction challenges which have impeded the reconstruction of a federally-funded bridge that spans a state line and lies within multiple jurisdictions. This presentation will describe how the McClure team worked with Kansas City, Missouri, and three other funding entities to finally construct this bridge in Spring 2021. This project had five attempts at design and construction. This presentation will highlight many of the “opportunities” that the team had to solve to deliver a bridge that finally serves the public. Those challenges include (but were not limited to) SIX approving jurisdictions, F-I-I-I-V-E separate design start-ups, FOUR funding partners, THREE consultant selection processes, TWO state permitting policies, and ONE FEMA flood-plain controversy. Our apologies to the Partridge in the Pear Tree!
Read MoreWith the continued reduction of support staff and management positions in all state and municipal government areas, many public works managers are accountable for numerous areas of responsibility in their agencies. This workshop will focus on identifying for a fleet manager managing multiple areas of responsibility the key activities that they need to focus on to keep their fleet operation from going off the rails. With only a limited amount of time in a day, this workshop will help multi-discipline managers know where to best focus their efforts. Seasoned professional fleet managers, fleet managers that have successfully learned to juggle multiple responsibilities, along with experienced advisors on data analytics and information management systems, will lead this interactive discussion.
Read MoreKnowledge experts will discuss why a smart irrigation system is a sound choice for your lawn and landscape program. The presenters will discuss the benefits of water conservation and the benefits…
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Read MoreJulia started her motivational speaking career with a TEDx talk and she is now a sought-after speaker for corporations, universities, and conferences. Previous speaking engagements include AIG, BCBSNC, SAE International,…
Read MoreHave you ever experienced purchasing less than superior salt for your salt barns? Salt containing debris, contaminates or other trace aggregates can damage equipment. Were you aware of the damage this can cause to your manufacturing and application systems? The City of Dublin would like to share a lesson learned and a tool that has saved our salt brine manufacturing and application systems!
Read MoreThis session introduces public works and state DOT employees to an educational opportunity that values their on-the-job training and awards college credits for much of it. College credit towards an associate degree in this online program is awarded for working knowledge such as for CDL, FEMA training and traffic control. Students receive management skills they need to be promoted, as well as general education required for the degree. The program develops fundamental leadership skills and teaches participants how to build and maintain a productive team.
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