Managing Water Infrastructure and Assets in Modern America

Finance professionals from very different communities are united in challenges faced by water. Some face the threat of erosion and destruction of property from climate change induced flooding, others struggle with water quality and availability, more need to balance the needs of growing residential and industrial uses with that of agriculture. In all cases, finance professionals need to focus on maintaining critical infrastructure that allows our communities to exist. At this session, speakers will discuss what it takes to maintain, plan, and fund the assets and infrastructure necessary for water sustainably in the face of multi-level environmental, fiscal, and legacy system challenges.

Speakers

Jorianne Jernberg

Jorianne Jernberg

Director, WIFIA Management Division, Office of Water, EPA, Washington, D.C.

Keith McLaughlin

Keith McLaughlin

Executive Director, Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority

Marta Ortiz

Marta Ortiz

Chief Financial Officer, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority, New Mexico

Don Patterson

Don Patterson

Director of Finance & Administration, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District

Nikolai Sklaroff

Nikolai Sklaroff

Capital Finance Director, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, California