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Closing the Gap:
Innovative Responses for Sustainable Water Infrastructure
January 31, 2003
Marriott
at Metro Center
Ballroom
775 12th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
9:00 am |
Opening/Welcome by the Administrator of the U.S. EPA, Christine Todd Whitman
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9:15 am |
Introduction and Perspective on Sustaining Our Water Infrastructure by EPA's Assistant Administrator for Water, G. Tracy Mehan, III
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9:45 am |
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Managing Water and Infrastructure Assets Panel |
| Facilitator: |
Bill Ross, Ross & Associates Environmental Consulting |
| Panelists: |
Andrew Chapman, Elizabethtown Water Company
Chuck Clarke, Seattle Public Utilities
Harry Ott, The Coca Cola Company
Paul Pinault, Narragansett Bay Commission
Richard Pinkham, Rocky Mountain Institute
Michael Rouse, International Water Association
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A facilitated discussion focused on approaches for
efficient, effective management of water and infrastructure
assets. A panel of experts will represent a broad array of
interests including large corporate water users,
public utilities, investor-owned utilities, asset
management specialists, environmental and academic
institutions, the European water industry, and U.S. EPA.
Discussion topics may range from how water industries are
currently responding to changing patterns of water use to
holistic water resource and infrastructure management.
Open discussion - The audience will be invited to
raise issues and questions for the panel.
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12:00 noon |
LUNCH
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1:15 pm |
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Sustainable Infrastructure Financing Panel |
| Facilitator: |
Bill Ross, Ross & Associates Environmental Consulting |
| Panelists: |
Janice Beecher, Michigan State University Institute of Public Utilities
John Betkoski, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control
Michael Chesser, United Water
Paul Halberstadt, ConAgra Foods
Erik Olson, Natural Resources Defense Council
Billy Turner, Columbus Water Works
Kevin Ward, Texas Water Development Board
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A facilitated discussion addressing strategies to ensure sustainable
infrastructure financing. A panel of experts will represent a range
of perspectives including large corporate water users, state public
utility commissions, private investment banks, public utilities, state
infrastructure financing authorities, investor-owned utilities, and
U.S. EPA. Topics for analysis will include the implications of full
cost water pricing, new and innovative funding sources and processes,
and barriers to innovation. Open discussion -
The audience will be invited to raise issues and questions for the
panel.
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3:30 pm |
BREAK
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3:45 pm
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Reflection on Panel Discussions with the Assistant
Administrator for Water
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4:00 pm |
Public comment/discussion
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4:50 pm |
Closing remarks
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5:00 pm |
ADJOURN
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