2019 Utility Management Conference Program 2019 Utility Mgmt Program

T H U R S D AY, M A R C H 7 Track ASSET MANAGEMENT FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & RATES Room BROADWAY 2 GRAND BALLROOM 3 THU08—LESSONS LEARNED WITH ASSET MANAGEMENT STS03—STRATEGIES AND APPROACHES THAT SMALL UTILITIES CAN USE TO IMPROVE SUCCESS IN FUNDING DEFERRED CAPITAL NEEDS Session Title Moderator: Ryan Nagel Moderator: John Mastracchio 1:30–2:00 Where Do I Begin? A Case Study in Homegrown Asset Management Program Development TBD 2:00–2:30 Funding and Partnership Opportunities for Smaller Rural Systems (1:45–2:00 p.m.) Nathan Ohle, Rural Community Assistance Partnership Falling Off the Asset Management Bandwagon: How to Get Back On – For Good! Terrance Brueck, EMA, Inc., Craig Yokopenic 2:30–3:00 Approaches To Tailoring Asset Management Programs To Smaller Size Utilities (1:30–1:45 p.m.) Kevin Slaven, Arcadis A Mid–Large Sized Utility’s Asset Management Journey: The Pain And Suffering as Well as The Triumphs and Celebrations Victoria Underwood, City of Henderson/Dept. of Utility Serv. Developing a Financial Plan to Support Deferred Capital Maintenance Funding (2:00–2:15 p.m.) John Wright, Raftelis Communication Strategies to Gain Support for Capital Replacement Funding (2:15–2:30 p.m.) Melissa Elliott, Raftelis Putting It All Together – Case Study, Toby Fedder Copresent With Small Utility (2:30–2:45 p.m.) Richard Fedder, Woodard & Curran, Brian Pena, City of Lawrence Putting It All Together—Case Study (2:45–3:00 p.m.) Kevin Slaven, Arcadis Alternate All Models Are Wrong, But Some Are Useful: Great Lakes Water Authority’s Transmission Main Prioritization Susan Donnally, Xylem, Bryon Wood, Jody Caldwell, Todd King, Craig Daly 3:00– 3:30 NETWORKING BREAK IN GRAND BALLROOM FOYER Track ASSET MANAGEMENT FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & RATES Room BROADWAY 2 GRAND BALLROOM 3 THU11—SUCCESSFULLY COMMUNICATING THE BENEFITS OF ASSET MANAGEMENT STS04—RATE STRUCTURE, COST OF SERVICE, AND AFFORDABILITY Moderator: Aditya Ramamurthy Moderator: Rick Giardina Case Study: What It Took to Get It Right A Twist on Cost of Service (3:30 - 3:45 p.m.) Rick Giardina, Raftelis Session Title 3:30–4:00 Michelle Tse, City of Beverly Hills, Water Utility, Gil Borboa, Jr. Affordability Rate Design and Metrics (3:45 - 4:00 p.m.) Manuel Teodoro, Texas A&M University The AWWA and NACWA Affordability Study (4:00 - 4:15 p.m.) Bob Raucher, Corona Environmental Consulting Building a Learning Organization to Reduce Life Cycle Costs 4:00–4:30 4:30–5:00 Salil Kharkar, DC Water, Theresa Bruton, Laura Knox, Jaime Alba, Elkin Hernandez, Nicholas Passarelli, Aklile Tesfaye Monetizing the Benefits of Asset Management Heather Himmelberger, Southwest EFC Alternate  18  EPA Affordability Perspective (4:15 - 4:30 p.m.) Sonia Brubaker, US EPA Questions and Panel Discussion (4:30 - 5:00 p.m.)

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