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This webcast has now passed. Please check the Webcast Schedule for information on any plans for future offerings. If you are interested in purchasing a cd of this webcast please send an email to registration@wef.org. To view materials from this webcast, please see WEF's EMS Resources.
Held Wednesday, June 11, 2008
1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern Time
Today’s utility managers face a growing number of daunting management challenges. Deteriorating capital assets, regulatory exposure/vulnerability, loss of institutional knowledge turn to staff turnover, and increased operating costs make today’s management environment especially difficult.
An Environmental management system (EMS) is a powerful and cost-effective tool that is helping a growing number of utilities address these real world challenges and remain sustainable. This important webcast will provide specific examples on how utilities are using their EMS to address key management challenges, highlight the reasons for adopting EMS and the benefits these utilities are seeing, highlight the connection between EMS and sustainability, and identify a growing number of tools that can help wastewater utilities implement an EMS efficiently and effectively.
Moderator: Jim Horne, USEPA
Introduction: Bill Bertera, WEF
Speakers:
EMS and Sustainability—Where’s the Connection?
Tom Pedersen, CDM and Chair, WEF EMS Committee
Moving your EMS Beyond Biosolids—Why an EMS Helps the Entire Utility
Jeanette Klamm, Lawrence, Kansas, Department of Utilities
Sustaining your EMS and Keeping it Viable
Peter Ruffier, Eugene, Oregon, Wastewater Division
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
This webcast was organized by the WEF Environmental Management Systems Committee with the support of the WEF Utility Management Committee. |
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