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. to learn the latest in federal policy and financing innovations. 

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Printed 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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