Name: Infrastructure Funding Seminar Contact: Description: The Infrastructure Funding Seminar is typically held at the Lansing Center in conjunction with Joint Expo and Operators Day. Calendar of Events: click here to view the calendar... Presentations Available: title date description USDA Updates 02/08/22 USDA Water and Wastewater and Community Facilities Programs Updates by Andrew Granskog, U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at Joint Expo and Operators Day. This was held at the Lansing Center in Lansing MI on February 8th. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_2-Granskog-USDA_Water_Wastewater_and_Community_Facilities_Programs_Updates.pdf Managing Your Community's Stimulus Money 02/08/22 Managing Your Community's Stimulus Money presented by Dawn Lund, Utility Financial Solutions, LLC, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at Joint Expo and Operators Day. This was held at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI on February 8th. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_4-Lund-Managing_Your_Communitys_Stimulus_Money.pdf EGLE Updates 02/08/22 "Updates for the State Revolving Funds and other Programs through EGLE" presented by Leanne Hardisty, EGLE, and Valorie White, EGLE, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at Joint Expo and Operators Day. This was held at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI on February 8th. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/Session_1-White_Hardisty-EGLE_Updates.pdf Overview of Water in the Media 02/05/20 "Overview of Water in the Media," presented by Barbara Lezoette, Lozette-Miller Public Relations, at the How to Give a Media Interview on February 5, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._Media_in_Michigan.Lezotte.2.5.20.pdf Reporters: They're Not the Enemy, but Not Your Friend 02/05/20 "Reporters: They're Not the Enemy, but Not Your Friend," presented by Jason Matthews, Great Lakes Water Authority, at the How to Give a Media Interview on February 5, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Reporters_Theyre_not_the_Enemy_but_Not_your_friend.pdf Framing Your Message/How to Tell Your Story 02/05/20 "Framing Your Message/How to Yell Your Story," presented by Curtis Burris-White, Great Lakes Water Authority, at the How to Give a Media Interview on February 5, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Telling_your_story_Official.pdf What Are Your Key Messages? 02/05/20 "What Are Your Key Messages?," presented by Aftab Borka, Great Lakes Water Authority, at the How to Give a Media Interview on February 5, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/4._What_are_your_key_messages.pdf Surprise! You Have an Interview 02/05/20 "Surprise! You Have an Interview," presented by Stacey Kukkonen, MI-AWWA, at the How to Give a Media Interview on February 5, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/5._Surprise_You_Have_an_Interview.pdf Financing Updates 02/04/20 "Financing Updates," presented by Andy Granskog, USDA Rural Development, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar on February 4, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._Granskog.pdf Legislative Updates 02/04/20 "Legislative Update," presented by Mike Compagnoni, Midwest Strategy Group, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar on February 4, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Compagnoni.pdf Be a Diamond Studded Unicorn - Shine Financially 02/04/20 "Be a Diamond Studded Unicorn - Shine Financially," presented by Dawn Lund, Utility Financial Solutions, LLC, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar on February 4, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/5._Lund-Diamond_studded_unicorn_shine_financially_1.31.20.pdf Case Study: City of Fenton Downtown Project 02/04/20 "Case Study: City of Fenton Downtown Project," presented by Tim Juidici, OHM Advisors, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar on February 4, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/6._Juidici.pdf Funding Opportunities 02/04/20 "Funding Opportunities," presented by Christine Whitz & Greg West, Michigan Economic Development corporation, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar on February 4, 2020 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/whitz.pdf Quadruple Bottom Line & Rate Studies 02/06/18 "Quadruple Bottom Line & Rate Studies," presented by Mike Lunn, City of Grand Rapids, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar on February 6, 2018 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1._Lunn_Mike-Funding_Workshop_Lansing_Feb_6_2018.pdf Tax-Exempt Equipment Leasing Program (TELP) Financing 02/06/18 "Tax-Exempt Equipment Leasing Program (TELP) Financing," presented by Mike Livendale, Performance Services, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar on February 6, 2018 at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Livendale_Michael-MWEA_AWWA_Design_Build_Presentation_Michael_Livendale.pdf Results from the Software Survey Conducted by MI-AWWA 02/13/17 "Results from the Software Survey Conducted by MI-AWWA" presented by Sally Duffy, Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc., Maureen Wegener, C2AE, & Samir Matta, Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam, Inc., at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at the Lansing Center on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/5._JtExpo_Infrastructure_AIM_Committee.pdf Water and Wastewater Funding Programs Update (1 of 2) 02/08/17 "Water and Wastewater Funding Programs Update" presented by Christine Maxwell, USDA Rural Development, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at the Lansing Center on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1A._Maxwell_Chris-MWEA_Presentation_2017.pdf Water and Wastewater Funding Programs Update (2 of 2) 02/08/17 "Water and Wastewater Funding Programs Update" presented by Sonya Butler, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at the Lansing Center on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/1B._Butler_Sonya-2017_Infrastructure_Presentation.pdf 21st Century Michigan Infrastructure Commission Report 02/08/17 "21st Century Michigan Infrastructure Commission Report" presented by Evan Pratt, Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at the Lansing Center on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/2._Pratt_Evan-2017_InfraCommission_AWWA.pdf Condition Assessment of Sanitary Force Mains 02/08/17 "Condition Assessment of Sanitary Force Mains" presented by Rich Pierson, Gull Lake Water + Sewer Authority, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at the Lansing Center on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/3._Pierson_Rich-LS_1_F_Main_Historical_through_PICA__2015_investigation_1.-rp.pdf A Round-One SAW Grant Asset Management Program 02/08/17 "A Round-One SAW Grant Asset Management Program" presented by Aaron Sprague, PE, Western Townships Utilities Authority, Dima El-Gamal, PhD, PE, LEED-AP, Stantec Consulting, & Spencer Cain, PE, Stantec Consulting, at the Infrastructure Funding Seminar at the Lansing Center on Wednesday, February 8th, 2017. https://www.mi-wea.org/docs/4._Sprague_El-Gamal_Cain-WTUA_SAW_Joint_Expo_Presentation_20170203.pdf