The American Water Security Project and Pinellas County Utilities are proud to announce the Innovative Funding Partnerships for a Secure Water Future workshop. The Florida 2020 legislative session passed new rules that mandate all municipalities review and implement comprehensive wastewater infrastructure and management plans. For middle- to smaller-sized municipalities, this may create budget shortfalls when implementing needed repairs and wished-for upgrades.
The Innovative Funding Partnerships for a Secure Water Future workshop brings funding experts from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Infrastructure Financing and Innovation Act (WIFIA); the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Grant program; Florida Department of Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund; and bond issue experts from Corolla Engineering.
The program, through case studies, will provide information of how to best use funding options to stay in compliance with new regulations or make repairs or upgrades for existing infrastructure.
American Water Security Project
Brandon D. Shuler, PhD
Executive Director
(832) 603-3787
bdshuler@awsproject.org
www.awsproject.org
Pinellas County Utilities
Joseph R. Graham, JD, MBA, PE
Intragency Water Manager
(727) 464-8353
jgraham@pinellascounty.org
American Water Security Project & Pinellas County Utilities
Innovative Funding Opportunities Workshop
Agenda
St Petersburg College Digitorium
May 14, 2020
9 – 9:30am: Opening Remarks & Keynote Speaker 9:30 – 9:40?
9:40am – 12:40pm: Funding Opportunities
9:40-10:20: WIFIA
10:20-11:00: FEMA (recommend restructuring to show content first, then who is speaking second – see Legislative overv
Pre-Risk Mitigation Grants
High Risk Mitigation
11:00-11:40: FDEP
Public Assistance Grants
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
11:40-12:20: Corolla Bond Issues & Underwriting
12:20 – 1pm:Lunch & Networking
1-2:15pm: Legislative Overview
FDEP
Kevin Cleary
Terry Gibson, American Water Security Project
2:15 – 3pmBreak – Treatment Plant Tour Participants meet to travel to South Cross Bayou Advanced Water Realization Facility
3 – 4: Case Studies & Roundtable Discussion
Megan E. Ross, Pinellas County UtilitieS
Seema Chavan, Corolla
Terry Gibson, American Water Security Project
3:50 – 4:00 pmClosing Remarks
4:30Tour Participants return from SCBWRF