February 2022 Technical Noon Webinar

On Zoom (Registration is Required - See Details Below)
Wednesday, February 16, 2021 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.

Funding, Funding, Everywhere, but Not a Dollar to Drink

Heather Himmelberger
Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center

ABSTRACT: 

Every water system in New Mexico will at one time or another face the prospect of funding some type of infrastructure project, whether that is a major repair, a rehabilitation or a replacement project.  When this need arises, the water system is faced with the daunting prospect of navigating a myriad of funding options from 17 different entities offering 35 different funding programs.  The complexity increases when funding application and administration must be undertaken by small systems overseen by volunteer boards. The new infrastructure monies will greatly increase the amount of funding available but in order to ensure the funding gets to its intended targets, new approaches will be required.  This talk will discuss some of the complexities of funding, the issues faced by water systems, and some potential solutions.    

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:

Heather Himmelberger, P.E. is the Director of the Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico.  She has been helping water and wastewater systems for over 35 years on a wide variety of topics, including funding. She has been a long-time member of AWWA and serves on the asset management and water loss subcommittees.    

REGISTRATION:

Membership in AWWA or WEF is not required. All attendees must pre-register for this webinar by Tuesday evening, 2/15/22 at 5:00 p.m. This is required to maintain a record of those attending to satisfy training requirements for PE licensure or Water/Wastewater Operator Certification. Operators will be asked for NM Operator Certification number on the online registration form. Continuing Education is only available in New Mexico.

NEXT WEBINAR:

Our next webinar will be on March 16, 2022 with a presentation by Derek Belka from UNM. He will discuss new research findings on biological phosphorous removal.