December 13, 2024

8:00 a.m. Door Opens, Networking Registration, Exhibitor’s Table

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GENERAL CONFERENCE (TENTATIVE AGENDA)

9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Address

• Welcome and Kickoff
  • Deandrah Cameron, New Jersey Future / Jersey Water Works (JWW)
  • Saraly Gonzalez, UrbanPromise USA
  • Andy Kricun, Moonshot Missions and JWW Steering Committee Co-Chair
• Keynote Address
  • Shawn M. LaTourette, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

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9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Break

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10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Breakout Sessions 1

• Advancing Public Health: Lessons Learned From Two Years of Accelerating Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) in New Jersey Communities
• Unlocking the Potential of Stormwater Utilities: Perspectives and Progress in New Jersey
• Advancing Green Infrastructure: Navigating NJ PACT REAL Updates
  • Approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) for 1.25 CM credit. 
• Towards a One Water Future: Effective Combined Sewer Overflow Solutions with Active Community Involvement
• Securing Water Infrastructure Funding: Expert Office Open Hour

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11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Break

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11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Breakout Sessions 2

• Get the Lead Out: Updates to Lead in Drinking Water: LCRI and NJ LSLR Implementation
• Preventing PFAS Pollutions
• Strategic Vision for Water Infrastructure: Shaping the Water Agenda with New Political Leaders
• Enhancing Climate Resilience through Municipal Watershed Improvement Plans
  • Approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) for 1.25 CM credit. 

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12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Lunch

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1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. General Session and Afternoon Keynote

• General Session MC: Nicole E. Brown, Client Development Manager, Suburban Consulting Engineers, Inc.; Emerging Water Leaders of Color Leadership Circle, Black Water Professional Alliance
• Greetings from Title Sponsor: New Jersey American Water
• Fireside Chat: Philanthropy’s Role in Advancing Water Equity 
  • Jyoti Venketraman, New Jersey Future
  • Pamela Russo, Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Keynote Address
  • George Hawkins, ESQ, Founder and CEO, Moonshot Missions

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3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Toast to Ten Years & Networking Reception

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3:30 p.m. Conference Adjourns

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* Final agenda will include breakout session descriptions and presenter information.

The Tenth Annual Jersey Water Conference offers the following professional continuing education units. Note that some credit-approved sessions may run concurrently during the Conference. Please review the schedule in advance as you plan your sessions. If you have any questions, contact Sara Barreiros at sbarreiros@njfuture.org.

Certified Planners (AICP CM) 

• These credits are self-reported through planning.org. You can find our event on APA’s website: https://www.planning.org/events/eventmulti/9301050/. 
• The following sessions have been approved for 1.25 AICP CMs:
  • Advancing Green Infrastructure: Navigating NJ PACT REAL Updates
  • Enhancing Climate Resilience through Municipal Watershed Improvement Plans

Professional Engineers (PE CPC)

• Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) credits are available for 5 sessions. 
• To earn 1.3 CPC credits for each approved session:
  • Must attend the entire session and sign in and sign out on the attendance form in the back of the room. 
    • These forms will be reviewed by the Conference Committee and a proof of attendance certificate will be provided within 7-10 days after the Conference. Please be sure to print legibly and provide your email address as that is how you will receive your certificate of attendance.
• The following sessions have been approved for 1.3 CPC credits each by the State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors:
  • Towards a One Water Future: Effective Combined Sewer Overflow Solutions with Active Community Involvement
  • Advancing Public Health: Lessons Learned From Two Years of Accelerating Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) in New Jersey Communities
  • Advancing Green Infrastructure: Navigating NJ PACT REAL Updates
  • Unlocking the Potential of Stormwater Utilities: Perspectives and Progress in New Jersey
  • Enhancing Climate Resilience through Municipal Watershed Improvement Plans

Certified Floodplain Managers (CFM CEC) 

• A total of 4.5 CECs for CFMs by the Association of State Floodplain Managers have been approved for the Tenth Annual Jersey Water Works Conference. All sessions qualify for CEC credits. Floodplain Managers should request a proof of attendance certificate from the Conference Committee to self-report.