Saving $ – Managing Water
Regional and collaborative approaches to water, sewer, and stormwater management in Pennsylvania
May 22, 2008
Hilton Harrisburg Hotel
Harrisburg, PA
A conference sponsored by:
The Environmental Law Institute & 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania
With support from:
The William Penn Foundation
&
The Heinz Endowments
Pennsylvania is blessed with abundant water resources, but communities face many demands relating to management of stormwater, safe and efficient handling of sewage, public water supply, and land uses.
In addressing these issues, Governor Rendell recently created the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Task Force to explore options for ensuring that Pennsylvania maintains a sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure. Later this year, the new State Water Plan will be released for public review, but many ideas and experiments are already underway. And currently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is revising the Act 537 Sewage Facilities Regulations. All three initiatives call for more collaboration and efficiency in water resource management.
WHY ATTEND? Understanding the implications and opportunities presented by these recent initiatives is critical for leaders seeking to solve the state’s water, sewer, and stormwater management and infrastructure needs. This workshop is intended as:
- A briefing on working examples of collaborative municipal and regional approaches to water management
- A forum for discussing the economic and development benefits of consolidating systems and implementing integrated water resources management and for sharing practical approaches to engage and educate the public on water resource issues
- An analysis of advantages and challenges to different methods for addressing stormwater issues and regional water resources planning
- An opportunity to identify upcoming and future policy initiatives and pending state activities that will affect implementation of regional and collaborative approaches to water resources management
WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Elected officials, authority managers, watershed organizations, planners and engineers, and citizens interested in water resources
Meeting Materials
Contacts
Yen Hoang, Research Associate (hoang@eli.org; 202-939-3822)
Austin Kane, Science and Policy Analyst (kane@eli.org; 202-939-3243)
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