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Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 1

Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 1

Original contact hours: 0Original format: Interactive
Urban Water Sustainability Leadership Conference - Module 1 course cover
Educational Objectives:
  • Share models of creative integration and innovative approaches to green infrastructure
  • Demonstrate the flexibility of green infrastructure to serve a multitude of needs
  • Drive the paradigm shift for water sustainability
Progress & Challenges -- Setting the Stage for 2013
National leaders discuss recent progress and opportunities that serve the triple bottom line -- environmental, economic, and social goals toward water sustainability.

Moderator: Ben Grumbles, President, U.S. Water Alliance

Past Spotlighted Cities Panel:
Nancy Ahern, Deputy Director, Seattle Public Utilities
Michael Carlin, Deputy General Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission
Adel Hagekhalil, Assistant Director, City of Los Angeles - Bureau of Sanitation
Angela Licata, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Howard Neukrug, Water Commissioner, City of Philadelphia
James (Tony) Parrott, Executive Director, Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati
Bruce Roll, Watershed Management Director, Clean Water Services, Portland
Kevin Shafer, Executive Director, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District
ENVISION 2.0 certification program

William J. Bertera, Executive Director, Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure

The Envision Rating System™ a tool that can be used for infrastructure projects of all types, sizes, complexities, and locations to meet sustainability goals, be publicly recognized for high levels of achievement, make decisions about scarce resources and include community priorities in civil infrastructure investment. It evaluates, grades, and gives recognition to infrastructure projects that use transformational, collaborative approaches to assess the sustainability indicators over the course of the project's life cycle. It answers the question, "Are we doing the right project?" and "Are we doing the project right?"

Important Note: No Continuing Education credits are awarded for participation in this program.

These are historical educational materials. Exams and completion certificates are not available.

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