CIFA SRF WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
The CIFA SRF Workshop is the nation's premier professional development program for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs). The Workshop convenes water professionals from across the water sector and around the nation to learn what's working, what's new, and what's next for the SRFs.
2025 CIFA SRF WORKSHOP
New Orleans, Louisiana
October 18 - 22, 2025
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18TH
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM: Cocktail Reception & Social Hour
Location: Maurepas
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM: CIFA Board of Directors Strategic Planning (Board of Directors Only)
Location: Nottoway
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Pre-Workshop Session 1: SRF 101 with Sheryl Parsons
Location: Napoleon B123
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Pre-Workshop Session 2: Collaborative Learning/Roundtable Discussions with MaryAnna Peavey
Location: Napoleon A123
MONDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
7:45 AM - 8:45 AM: Breakfast
Location: Napoleon BC123
8:45 AM - 9:00 AM: Opening Remarks with CIFA President Angela Knecht and CIFA Executive Director Barb Dimauro
Location: Napoleon BC123
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Opening Keynote with Charles Sutcliffe
Location: Napoleon BC123
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM: Riverside Chat with William Carr and Angela Knecht of CIFA, and Andrew Sawyers and Yu-Ting Guilaran of EPA
Location: Napoleon BC123
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions on Monday are organized into four tracks: Financial/Management, Technical, CW/DW Specific, and Regulatory
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Financial/Management Track
Location: Napoleon A123
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Bonds 101 with Neil Flanagan and Hot Topics in SRF Public Finance Markets with David Erdman and Andre Riley
Technical Track
Location: Napoleon D123
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Community-Funder Matchmaking through Regional Collaboration and Technical Assistance with Heather Himmelberger and Kerry Miller and TA in Harmony: Evaluating and Elevating Technical Assistance with Brad Jarrett
CW/DW Specific Track
Location: Borgne
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Unlocking Infrastructure Insights: National Sewershed Data Set and Applications for SRFs with Elisabeth Schlaudt, Kelly Tucker, and Allison Sounders
Regulatory Track
Location: Maurepas
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: IIJA, BABA with Leslie Corcelli & Kristin Ratajczak
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Lunch for All
Location: Napoleon BC123
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM: Breakout Sessions
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Financial/Management Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Financing at the Bond Level with Ryan Callender and Leveraging with Debby Dickson and Mary Ann Lembrecht
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: OSG: Your Wild Card to a Winning Stormwater Funding Strategy with Tahne Corcutt and Planning and Designed Funding with MaryAnna Pavey and Equipment Replacement with Adam DeSemple
Technical Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Collaborative Project Delivery with Jessica Adams-Weber, Scott Phillips, and Kristina Gillespie-Jaques
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Streamlining Projects through a Cradle to Grave Electronic Portal with Robert Boos
CW/DW Specific Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Harmonizing Watershed Projects for Water Quality: A Best Hits Playlist with Don Waye and Jeff Learner
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: Navigating GRANTS.GOV, SAM.GOV, and OWSRF Database
Regulatory Track
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Emerging Contaminants
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM: LSLR Compliance with Kiri Anderer and Funding Successes/Challenges Related to LSL Replacements with Nidhan Singh and Beyond Compliance: Innovations in LSL Replacement with Jean-Pierre Nshimyimana
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6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Reception in the Hotel
Location: Waterbury
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast
Location: Napoleon BC123
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Closing Keynote with Chad Pegracke
Location: Napoleon BC123
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions are organized into four tracks: Cybersecurity, Technical Assistance, Resilience & Recovery, and TBD
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Cybersecurity Track
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Cybersecurity with Debby Dickson and Kiri Anderer
Location: Napoleon A123
Technical Assistance
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Technical Assistance: A Local View with Chris Harris, Brad Jarrett, and Kate Burum
Location: Napoleon D123
Resilience & Recovery
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: Resiliency/Regionalization/Disaster Recovery (Panel Discussion)
Location: Borgne
TBD
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM: TBD
Location: Maurepas
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12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: CIFA Members Lunch
Location: Napoleon BC123
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Q&A with EPA
Location: Napoleon A123
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Coffee Break
Location: Napoleon A123
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM: EPA Workgroup
Location: Napoleon A123