MA Training | Managing Your Water System into the Future

Description:

Do you have the money you need for operations and capital? The right people you need to run your system? This workshop provides an overview of skills and information to help manage your water and/or wastewater system successfully now and into the future, including financial planning and benchmarking and workforce planning.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the components of utility management
• Think critically about financial and human resources for the future of your system
• Communicate your plans and financial needs to decision-makers and the public

Presenters:

Kristen Downs, Ph.D., Project Director, Environmental Finance Center and the University of North Carolina

Patrick Lynch, JD, MPA, Program Manager, Environmental Finance Center at Syracuse University

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people or
  wastewater systems with an average daily flow of less than 1 million gallons
• Decision-makers for water and wastewater utilities, including mayors, finance officers,
  utility managers, DPW directors, municipal leaders, tribal council members and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers

Agenda:

Financial Planning

• Introduction to environmental finance
• Full-cost recovery
• Financial benchmarking

Workforce Development

• Components of workforce development
• Workforce challenges
• Succession planning

Register here.