ACWA 2023 Spring Conference Presentations

  • Jun 8, 2023
  • Presentations & Multimedia

Presentations from ACWA’s 2023 Spring Conference & Expo held May 9-11 in Monterey are available below. Please note that this list includes only those presentations and materials made available to ACWA.

The designated conference sessions that were recorded are also indicated below. A link to these recordings has already been sent to the registrants of the conference on-demand recordings. If you are interested in purchasing access to the recordings, please contact events@acwa.com

For a listing of all sessions and programs, please refer to the  full mobile conference guide.

Keynote/Meal Functions (Video Recorded)

  • Wednesday Opening Breakfast Program
  • Thursday Luncheon Program

Attorney Programs (Audio Recorded)

  • Can We? Should We? What to Know About Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, and Public-Private Partnership for Water Infrastructure  PRESENTATION
  • Public Finance 101: Opportunities and Considerations for Financing Infrastructure  PRESENTATION
  • First Kill All the Lawyers? Varying Perspectives on Water-Right Modernization  PRESENTATION

Communications Committee Program (Audio Recorded)

  • Reporter’s Notebook: An Insider’s Guide to working with News Media

Finance Programs (Audio Recorded)

  • Building a Better Retirement Plan: Inspire Your Employees to Save More
    • Paul Whipple, Regional Sales Director, Government Markets, Empower Retirement  PRESENTATION
    • Marwan Khalifa, CFO, Mesa Water District  PRESENTATION
    • Robert Hannay, Treasury Manager, East Bay MUD  PRESENTATION
  • Public Finance 101: Opportunities and Considerations for Financing Infrastructure  PRESENTATION
  • Frank Discussion on Affordability: Is There a Better Model to Address This Concern?

Innovation Forum (Audio Recorded)

  • Excellence in Innovation: Water Agencies Driving California Into the Future  PRESENTATION

Region Issue Forums (Audio Recorded)

  • Wildfire Preparedness: Lessons Learned & Investments Made to Mitigate Future Risk (Region 2)  PRESENTATION
  • Creating Win-Win Situations to Expedite Permitting Through Collaboration (Region 9)
    • Heather Dyer, General Manager, San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District  PRESENTATION
    • Michael Moore, General Manager, East Valley Water District  PRESENTATION
  • Weather Whiplash: Flood Solutions for Climate Extremes (Region 5)
    • Steven Ritchie, Asst. General Manager for Water, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission  PRESENTATION
    • Melanie Mow Schumacher, General Manager, Soquel Creek Water District  PRESENTATION
    • Mark Strudley, Ph.D, Executive Director, Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency  PRESENTATION

Statewide Issue Forums (Audio Recorded)

  • Show Me the Money
  • Advancing Conveyance  PRESENTATION
  • First Kill All the Lawyers? Varying Perspectives on Water-Right Modernization  PRESENTATION

Water Industry Trends (Audio Recorded)

  • Fleet Electrification: Navigating New California Requirements for Public Water Agencies
    • Sergio Escalante, Section Manager, Operation Support Services, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California  PRESENTATION
    • Jennifer Goncalves, Supervisor, Distribution Planning Engineering, PG&E  PRESENTATION  |  HANDOUT
    • Brian Wright, General Manager, Truckee Donner Public Utilities District  PRESENTATION
  • The Business Proposition for Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI): What it Means in Dollars and Sense

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