Learn what you need to know to be in compliance and avoid costly mistakes and delays. Most business operations, and most property development projects, require permits for water pollution prevention from federal or state environmental agencies, and often from local land use and sewer authorities. Although many consulting resources exist to help manage the Clean Water aspects of business activities and new projects the rapid and sometimes exten...

Discover how to navigate the minefields of procurement code and public contracting in Texas with ease. The purpose of this topic is to give you practical information on how to select and negotiate with vendors, respond to vendor protests, and address ethical concerns in public purchasing. Learn the important differences between the construction methods that governmental entities in Texas are authorized to use. Build your knowledge and expertis...

Learn proven strategies to decrease homelessness in your community - and save tax dollars while doing it. Many communities in the USA are facing the acute negative challenges of homelessness, especially large metro areas and communities within the southern Sunbelt. The condition of homelessness has become very costly in terms of lost human capital, increasing governmental costs, overcrowding of jails, suppression of economic development and th...

Gain a better understanding of the hottest issues in California employment law. Over the past 12 months, California courts and the state legislature have made unprecedented changes to employment laws that impact human resources departments and the legal requirements they enforce. New and emerging areas of risk in these areas will be identified, a brief review of existing law will be provided, and the topic will offer a concentrated overview of...

Learn how to combat draught with storm water BMPs. Local governments employ a full spectrum of storm water management practices to reduce the impacts of development on local watersheds. Drainage infrastructure has historically been designed to treat storm water as a liability, directing runoff from impervious surfaces such as roads and roofs to curbs and gutters, pipes and concrete channels. This outdated approach wastes water and doesn't allo...

Subsurface construction is often fraught with danger and uncertainty. As consultants and engineers, we work to minimize that uncertainty and engineer solutions to make construction safer. However, in many cases, it is the unknown presence of abandoned utilities that can pose both a danger to workers and adversely affect the project schedule and costs. This live webinar helps the persons responsible for planning and designing construction to av...

Increase your proficiency in the private use of rights-of-ways with best practices from seasoned professionals in the field. You will be provided a useful introduction to the challenges facing local governments as more private providers seek to use the public rights-of-way for a variety of purposes. Public officials, private service providers and lawyers will benefit from understanding the variety of existing and emerging users and uses, the o...

Gain an understanding of which cost accounting standards are applicable to governmental contracts and contractors. This live webinar will provide a fundamental overview of the federal government's expectations related to accounting for costs on contracts; and provide industry resources for more detailed background and assistance to ensure compliance. This live webinar is geared for professionals in the area of accounting, compliance, finance,...

Learn how to establish, develop, and evaluate a stormwater utility in your community. As the regulatory requirements for stormwater management continue to put financial pressure on municipal governments, more and more communities are either required to implement a stormwater program or improve their existing program to meet NPDES MS4 stormwater permit requirements and capital needs for asset renewal and upgrades. In particular, implementation...

Learn how to protect valid water rights, and how to attack the assertion of invalid water rights. Water is one of the scarcest resources on the planet, and it is one that has been fought over for hundreds of years. The ability to use water is literally a question of life or death for an individual or for the life of a business or community. Most people have no understanding of their water rights, how to prove them, how to protect them, how to...