NEWEA Utility Management Conference
The Utility Management Committee sponsored a one-day conference on Managing Risk & Resiliency in Marlborough, Massachusetts on April 26, 2016 at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel. The event was prompted by the natural disasters and malevolent events that seem to be ever present and increasing in our society today. Compounding these challenges is aging infrastructure and the need to do more with less. Considering these complex challenges, there was a recognized need to help our utilities in improving their risk management and resiliency.
Managing risk and resiliency is a management system that requires continuous improvement over time. It will be a topic that is addressed by NEWEA in future communiqués and events in support of our members taking action to minimize their risks and strengthen their continuity of operations.
Copies of the presentations can be found at: http://www.newea.org/downloads-category/2016-utility-conference/
The presentations included:
“Building Resiliency in Narragansett Bay”, as presented by Jan Greenwood of Woodard & Curran,
“ Comparison of Risk/Vulnerability Assessment Tools for the Water Sector” as presented by Kate Novick of Gradient Planning,
“Current and Emerging Risks” as presented by John Laws of the Department of Homeland Security joined by colleagues from DHS CSAC, DHS ICS-CERT, AWWA, and WaterISAC,
“ Lessons Learned from Tropical Storm Irene Specific to the Wastewater Sector” as presented by Ernie Kelley Vermont DEC and Ben Rose, Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security”,
“Critical Tools and Data to Support Forecasting and Preplanning” as presented by Ed Capone and Glenn Field of the National Weather Service, and
“Active Shooter Training”, as presented by Trooper Bob Marquis of the Massachusetts State Police STOP Team.
The event was sponsored by:
AECOM
ARCADIS
Blake Equipment
Brown and Caldwell
CDM Smith
CH2M
EST Associates
FCB Insurance
Flow Assessment Services
Fuss & O’Neill
SUEZ
Tata & Howard
Weston & Sampson
Woodard & Curran
Article written by Marian Long, Gradient Planning, Utility Management Committee Chair
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