One Water: Navigating the Financial, Legal, and Management Opportunities
February 20, 2025
Palm Desert, CA
One Water: Navigating the Financial, Legal, and Management Opportunities
One Water: Navigating the Financial, Legal, and Management Opportunities
An AWWA Financial, Legal and Management Communities Program
The One Water approach to managing finite water resources is growing and evolving across the country as water utilities and communities of all sizes seek collaborative approaches to achieving sustainable and resilient water systems. This day-long roundtable will focus on three key components of any One Water program: the financial, legal, and management aspects involved in both visualizing and creating a successful One Water program.
Join us on February 20, 2025 in Palm Desert, California. Sponsored by Stantec.
Registration is Open!
Dates & Location
February 20, 2025
University of California – Riverside: Palm Desert Campus
Palm Desert, CA
Roundtable Pricing
$200 — AWWA member on or before 2/7/25
$300 — Non-member, or member after 2/7/25
Who Should Attend?
Water utility leaders (CEOs, GMs, CIOs, general counsels, CFOs, COOs, directors, etc.)
Policymakers and municipal executive staff involved in water and related infrastructure
Service provider executives, including engineering consulting, financial and legal advisory firms
Legal professionals practicing in the water and environmental spaces
Financial community leaders involved in water and infrastructure funding
Senior consulting professionals
Professional Program
One Water: Navigating the Financial, Legal, and Management Opportunities
Through moderated discussion sessions with leaders from the water utility, municipal, financial, legal, and consulting sectors attendees will hear about:
- An overview of what One Water is, key components of a One Water program, the water resources and processes it encompasses, and One Water’s ability to improve water quality, reliability, and system resiliency
- How utilities and communities have visualized, planned and established successful One Water programs
- Key financial, legal, and management challenges they encountered and overcame
- Financial resources available for developing and implementing a One Water program
- The operational and financial benefits that One Water programs can (and are) producing
- And a glimpse into the future of One Water programs as technology, AI, and innovative management practices continue to grow.
February 20, 2025 │8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Arrival & Welcome
8:30am Roundtable Check-In (Continental breakfast available)
9:00am Welcome, introductions, and overview of the roundtable program
Session #1 – What is One Water?
9:15 a.m. – What is One Water?
A moderated discussion by and between water utility, supplier, municipal, and financial leaders focusing on what One Water is, its key components, how it is evolving across the U.S., key financial, legal, and management drivers in a One Water framework, and One Water’s pivotal role in Water 2050.
Session #2 – Visualizing a One Water Future Through the Management and Financial Lens
11:00 a.m. – Visualizing a One Water Future Through Management and Financial Lens
A moderated discussion by and between leaders from the financial, water utility, and regulatory communities on creating a framework for achieving a successful One Water program. Discussion will include key financial and management challenges water utilities have successfully managed in developing their One Water programs, various federal, state, municipal, and investor funding opportunities available to utilities and communities to support the evolution to a One Water framework, capital planning and asset management aspects of a successful One Water framework, and how One Water supports long-term municipal sustainability and equity.
Networking Lunch
12:30 p.m. – Networking Lunch
Session #3 — Key Components for Making One Water A Reality
1:30 p.m. – Key Components for Making One Water A Reality
This moderated discussion by and between leaders from the water utility, legal, and municipal sectors will look at key legal, management, and operational components that are making One Water programs both successful and sustainable across the U.S. Discussion topics will include the benefits utilities are realizing through their One Water programs, communicating with ratepayers and community leaders on the values of a One Water program, integration of various water sources into a singular One Water framework, legal aspects to establishing and maintaining a One Water program, and the roles that affordability and regional partnerships play in a One Water program.
Session #4 — One Water Today and Tomorrow
3:15 p.m. – One Water Today and Tomorrow
A moderated discussion on the future of One Water, its growth, and its impact on the future of providing a sustainable water future for communities of all sizes and locales. Topics will include the roles of technology, innovation, AI, and proactive climate change preparedness in a One Water Program, as well as evolving management and operational techniques to address aging infrastructure, manpower and growing long-term supply and sustainability issues.
Roundtable Wrap Up
4:45 p.m. – Recap, Wrap Up and Thank yous
Reception
5:00 p.m. – Networking Happy Hour
Join us immeditaly following the Roundtable in the University’s plaza for a casual networking reception.
University of California – Riverside: Palm Desert Campus
75080 Frank Sinatra Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92211
The roundtable will be held on Thursday, February 20, 2025 on the campus of University of California Riverside – Palm Desert. This is a beautiful time of year to spend in Palm Desert and neighboring Palm Springs, with many nearby hotels and resorts for you to consider!
Join Us In Palm Desert
Transportation to the seminar is not included; three possible hotel options are below, and we encourage you to explore the Visit Palm Springs visitor site for more:
Residence Inn Palm Desert
38305 Cook St
(Adjacent to UCR-PD)
Courtyard by Marriott
74895 Frank Sinatra Dr
(Adjacent to UCR-PD)
Omni Rancho Las Palmas
41000 Bob Hope Dr
(5.7 miles to UCR-PD)