Water Policy in SE MI: Understanding Governance and Finance of SE Michigan's Water System
Re-Scheduled for May 22nd ($70)
6:00 - 9:00 pm. (Light Dinner @ 5:30 p.m.)
Water is an increasingly precious resource. In Southeast Michigan we hear a lot of clamor about costs and control of the system that brings us our water. Wouldn't you like to be able to talk to your constituents about water issues with a full set of facts? How do you sort the facts from the fiction? Come find out from experts who deal with these issues day-in and day-out. Find out how Southeast Michigan’s water system is controlled, who establishes water rates and how, and what external forces impact our water system's operations and costs. These and related topics will be covered in this seminar.
Course Objectives:
When you complete this course, you will be able to - Explain responsibilities and authority of the city, county, and other local governmental bodies in controlling and financing the region’s water and sewer systems
- Understand the number of people served and volume of activity handled by the region’s water and sewer system
- Discuss the major environmental regulations and concerns that impact the water and sewer system, including its cost and maintenance
- Describe the role that the federal courts have played in overseeing the region’s water and sewer system over the past three decades
- Understand how the water and sewer system are financed
- Discuss recent and pending proposals for altering the control and financing of the region’s water and sewer system
- Articulate the role that local elected leaders play in determining water and sewer rates and development
Instructors: John McCulloch, Victor Mercado, Kurt Heise, Chuck Hersey
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