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Preventing costly and inconvenient damages to buried utilities is a challenge for public works operators, especially because it requires coordination between a variety of third parties including excavators and utility…
Read MorePart of a series of free virtual briefings focused on advocacy and APWA’s policy priorities, this session focuses on water resource management policy. APWA Government Affairs Manager Sean Garcia provides a legislative update, overviews APWA’s water policy priorities, and gives insight into how APWA members can get involved in critical advocacy efforts.
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Social media is ever-changing, and with the constant flow of new technologies, algorithms, and marketing strategies, it can be hard to keep up. Whether you’re still figuring out if social…
Read MorePublic works operations and maintenance staff excel when routines and standard procedures are in place, but public works rarely has the luxury of working without unexpected disruptions. Operations and maintenance staff…
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The intent of this project is to help professionals in the Public Works field develop a culture of leadership within all levels of their organization and provide opportunities to lead…
Read MoreYou have a new director, a new departmental structure, and ambitious new performance goals… but you also have the same team you had before the change. What do you do…
Read MoreExamine how newer technologies are providing superior safety, performance, cost, and environmental benefits to winter road maintenance operations. Scientific research will be presented, as well as case studies from European…
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service, Water and Environmental Programs (WEP) finances water and wastewater infrastructure in rural America where many systems struggle to meet standards or…
Read MoreSession 1: Public Works to the Rescue: Looking Beyond Structural Solutions for Effective MS4 Nutrient Control Effectively reducing nutrient loads will require a full suite of structural and non-structural implementation…
Read MoreIn 2017, Augusta, Maine, decided to put Hatch Hill Landfill to work. The active municipal solid waste disposal site, serving the city’s population of 18,500 plus eight surrounding communities, now…
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