WaterFirst Workshop 2024
When: Thursday, May 16, 2024 (10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)
Where: Bobby Snipes Water Resources Building, 780 Barber Street, Athens, GA 30601
The WaterFirst Workshop will provide a general overview of the WaterFirst program and discuss water, wastewater, and stormwater funding options.
Financial Sponsors
This workshop is intended for Georgia water utilities, municipalities, and local governments interested in obtaining a WaterFirst designation and learning about funding sources.
Cost: This workshop is offered at no cost to participants.
Lunch: Will be provided.
Who should attend: This workshop is designed for local government water, wastewater, and stormwater system managers, clerks, treasurers, elected officials, and others who are involved in applying for the WaterFirst designation.
How to register: Please fill out the registration below and click the ‘Get Tickets’ button to finalize your order.
Please contact info@ibenvironmental.com with any questions or issues with registration.
AGENDA:
10:00 – 10:30 am – Welcome and Sign in
Welcome - Hollis Terry, Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County
Introduction - Judy Adler, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
10:30 – 11:15 am – Basics and Benefits of WaterFirst Designation
Brian Woodham and Virginia Thom, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
11:15 – 12:00 pm – WaterFirst Application - A Recent Designee
Eric Gossett, Thomasville, GA
12:00 – 12:30 pm – Networking Lunch
12:30 – 1:30 pm – Tour of Athens Clarke Drinking Water Treatment Plant
1:30 – 2:30 pm – Financing Opportunities - Georgia Funders’ Forum
Facilitator: Stacey Isaac Berahzer, IB Environmental
Annaka Woodruff, Appalachian Regional Commission
Brian Woodham, Georgia Environmental Finance Authority
Barbara Stitt, Environmental Protection Division 319 Program
2:30 – 3:30 pm – Panel: Technical Assistance Related to Your Application
Julie Shutters, Golden Triangle Resource Conservation and Development Council
Shana Campbell Jones, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Gretchen Lugthart, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission