Attending:
Due to space limitations, this is a “closed
event,” open only to system leadership and
sponsoring vendors.
Attendee registration
is $185 per person,
and includes all education sessions, breaks
on Thursday and Friday, reception and
dinner on Thursday, breakfast and lunch
on Friday. Spouses/Guests are welcome to
attend meal functions for $150, or just the
Thursday evening Reception and Dinner on
the Terrace for $95.
Sponsorship
is $1,500, and includes one
Summit registration, display for marketing
materials, recognition as a Summit sponsor in
pre-marketing materials, the NCRWAwebsite
and e-newsletter, on-site Summit booklet, on-
site signage, and post-event
Tarheel Pipeline
magazine. Sponsorships are limited. Sponsors
for 2014 will have the right of first refusal
for 2015.
Thank You Sponsors!
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 - Omni Grove Park Inn, Asheville, NC
7:00am - 8:00am
Breakfast with a View
8:00am - 8:50am
Precipitation Studies in Western NC
, Dr. Ana Barros, Professor of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Duke University, and Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, Research Physical Scientist within
Hydrological Science, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
will discuss their precipitation studies
that are taking place in the back yard of Maggie Valley Sanitary District and across the Smoky Mountains,
the preliminary findings, and the potential impact of the information collected.
9:00am - 9:50am
Funding: Update on SRF and CBDG
, Mr. Kim Colson, Director of the Division of Water
Infrastructure at NCDENR
will provide an update to the current status of State Revolving Fund (SRF) and
Community Block Development Grant (CBDG) funds available to your system.
9:50am - 10:30am
Coffee Break
10:30am - 11:20am
The State of Our Economy
,
As our state and nation slowly climb out of the recession, the
Acting
President of The North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center (The Rural Center),
Mr. Patrick Woodie,
will address the current state of the economy and forecast for our economic future.
11:30am - 12:30pm
Unemployment and Worker’s Compensation: What You Need to Know
,
The Retaliatory
Employment Discharge Act that was enacted after the Hamlet Fire many years ago places a special burden
on employers. This coupled with the ramifications of the Family Medical Leave Act and other unemployment
and workers compensation issues can cripple any utility. Join
Mr. Hartwell Wright and Mr. Steven Lee
of the NC League of Municipalities
as they assist you in navigating these issues.
12:30pm
Adjournment & Lunch
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