2019 CIFA Water Infrastructure Summit 

More than 200 water professionals from around the nation, including more than 100 SRF managers and staff, convened in Washington, D.C. on April 24 - 25 to learn the latest in federal policy and financing innovations. 

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Program (PDF)

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National Leadership Perspective: Policy and Priorities

• Jennifer McLain, Acting Director, U.S. EPA Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water

• Andrew Sawyers, Director, U.S. EPA Office of Wastwater Management

 

Financial Future: Outlook on the U.S. Economy

• Michael Faulkender, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, U.S. Department of Treasury

 

Investing in Transformational Innovation

• Brent Fewell, Chairman, Earth and Water Law Group

• Jeff Moeller, Director of Water Technologies, The Water Research Foundation

 

Balancing Act: Meeting Water Needs Now and Decades from Now

• Nick Chamberlain, U.S. EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

• Howard Rubin, U.S. EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund

 

SRF Bond Ratings: Pooled Loan Programs vs. Projects

• Omar Ouzidane, VP - Senior Analyst, Moody’s

 

SWIFIA: Access to WIFIA for SRFs

• Jordan Dorfman, Jag Khuman, and Karen Fligger, U.S. EPA WIFIA Program

 

Perspectives from the Business Community

• Matt Sonnesyn, Vice President, Infrastructure, Energy & Environment, Business Roundtable

 

Future of Water: Innovative, Inclusive, Integrated

• Scott Berry, US Water Alliance

 

Integrated Planning: Common-Sense Infrastructure Investment

• Chris Kloss, U.S. EPA Office of Wastewater Management, Green Infrastructure

• Jason Isakovic, National Association of Clean Water Agencies

 

To P3 or Not To P3

• Stephen Auton-Smith, Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors

• Full Report: Three questions on public-private partnerships for US municipal water projects

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Past Conferences 

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• 2018 Program

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