Session 09: Influence and Action – Outreach, Education, and Training Strategies
Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
- 8:30 AM: One Community, Many Voices. The Role of Strategic Communications when Implementing a Stormwater Fee
Rebecca Zito, Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
- 9:00 AM: Adopt-a-Drain: Measuring the Impacts of Resident Engagement on Water Resources
Jana Larson, Hamline University
- 9:30 AM: DC Water’s Clean Rivers Project Robust Outreach Program for Green Infrastructure
Amanda Zander, Delon Hampton & Associates; Seth Charde, DC Water
- 10:00 AM: Networking Break
- 10:45 AM: Getting Rain Gardens Built without Lifting a Shovel: Lessons Learned in Outreach & Education
Elizabeth Hiser, Cuyahoga Soil & Water Conservation District; Susan Bryan, Washtenaw County
- 11:15 AM: Follow the Drop Mobile App: Building Water Resiliency
Lauren Roth Venu, 3Rwater
- 11:45 AM: NGICP Training Program: Lessons Learned from Implementing the NGICP Program in the Nation’s Capital
Kamran Zendehdel, University of the District of Columbia; Harris Trobman, UDC CAUSES
- 12:15 PM: Session Adjourns for Lunch
- Alternate: Stormwater Roadshow: Building Trust with the Public
Spencer Peck, Todd Hill, City of Atlanta; Susan Rutherford; Julie Owens
- Alternate: The Good, The Bad and the Meh of Watershed Education
Danielle Wynne, Christopher Mueller, Fairfax County Stormwater Management
Session 10: Program Development, Management, Planning and Analysis
Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 AM - 12:15 PM
- 8:30 AM: City of Portland’s Approach to Developing and Asset Management Strategy for its Stormwater System
Fred MacGregor, City of Portland, Bureau of Environmental Services
- 9:00 AM: Stormwater BMP Performance in meeting Chesapeake Bay TMDL Goals in Prince George’s County, MD
Srikanth Gorugantula, HDR Inc; Pete Littleton, Corvias
- 9:30 AM: Good Streams Make Good Neighbors: Enhancing Stream and Floodplain Restoration Projects Through Property Acquisitions
Kristen Buccier, Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
- 10:00 AM: Networking Break
- 10:45 AM: Holistic Stormwater Management with Community-enabled Lifecycle Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure Costs (CLASIC) and Green Infrastructure Co-Benefits Tools
Harry Zhang, The Water Research Foundation
- 11:15 AM: Old Tampa Bay Circulation Improvement
Shayne Paynter, Atkins
- 11:45 AM: Capture and Use of Urban Runoff Conveyed Directly to a Drinking Water Treatment Facility as an Alternative Stormwater Management Strategy: A Sacramento Case Study
Parmdeep 'Eric' Uppal, Civil Engineering, California State University, Sacramento; Brian Currier, Water Programs at Sacramento State; John Johnston, Global Water
- 12:15 PM: Session Adjourns for Lunch
- Alternate: Development of Stormwater Pipe Rehabilitation Management Plan
Rajat Chakraborti, Jagjit Kaur, Jacobs
Session 11: Funding and Financing
Tuesday, March 17, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
- 8:30 AM: The Evolution of a Stormwater Utility in St. Petersburg
Andrew Burnham, Kelly Westover, Stantec
- 9:00 AM: City of Guelph - Stormwater Service Fee - Financing, Implementation and Lessons Learned
Arun Hindupur, City of Guelph
- 9:30 AM: Quantifying and Monetizing Co-benefits to Leverage GI Opportunities and Incentives
Janet Clements, Jim Henderson, Corona Environmental Consulting
- 10:00 AM: Session Adjourns for Networking Break
Session 12: Unpacking the Environmental Impact Bond
Tuesday, March 17, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
10:45 AM: Introductions
10:55 AM: Genesis of the Competition
11:00 AM: Application Process and Hudson's Roadmap from Challenges Presented to Winning the Competition
11:20 AM: Discussion of How Environmental Impact Bonds Work in General and the Process
11:45 AM: Lessons learned from other EIBs
12:00 PM: Moderated Q&A and Discussion -- items may include but not necessarily be limited to:
- Additional details regarding Quantified Ventures impact capital solutions in OH and/or across the U.S. and globally
- Further insights regarding City Hudson stormwater management plans and capabilities
- Understanding the transaction structuring process and its replicability across municipalities
Michelle Shin, Todd Appel, Benjamin Cohen, Quantified Ventures; Sanjiv Sinha, Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc.; Amanda Hallauer, City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management