NCPPP - Water Institute

THE WATER INSTITUTE OVERVIEW

The Water Institute (WI) of the NCPPP provides a forum for Council members with interests in the use of public-private partnership for the design, building, operation and/or maintenance of water and wastewater systems. The WI conducts seminars and workshops for public-sector officials on topics such as full cost accounting, best practices in the development of public-private partnerships and related subjects.

The Water Institute is guided by a Steering Committee composed of Sustaining Members of NCPPP, with oversight provided by the NCPPP Executive Committee, which includes both public and private sector representatives.

Mission Statement

The mission of the NCPPP Water Institute is to advocate and facilitate the formation of public-private partnerships for water/wastewater projects and services at the federal, state and local levels, where appropriate, and to raise the awareness of governments and businesses of the means by which their cooperation can cost effectively provide the public with quality goods, services and facilities. This includes the promotion of the use of innovative financing, design-build, operations and maintenance, performance contracting, innovative technologies and other public-private partnership tools, to encourage the broadest acceptance of the use of PPPs, through improvements to the legislative and regulatory framework involved in the development of water/wastewater projects and services.

WATER INSTITUTE RESOURCES

Also see Case Studies and UNDP Case Studies

Sustainable Water Systems: Step One - Redefining the Nation's Infrastructure Challenge
A Report of the Aspen Institute's Dialogue on Sustainable Water Infrastructure in the US

Trends in Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure, 1956 to 2004, Congressional Budget Office, 8/07

Submitted for the Record for the Select Revenue Subcommittee Hearing on HR 1708 re. Tax-Exempt Bonds, NCPPP, 3/16/06

Managing Global Connections: The Impact of Trade Agreements in U.S. Cities and Towns, National League of Cities, 1/06

Creating Additional Tools in the Financial Toolbox: A New Look at Water Private Activity Bonds, Michael Deane, Karen F, Hedlund, Esq., and Andrew L. Shea, 10/05 (The article is presented with permission of Underground Infrastructure Management.)

The Clean Water and Drinking Water Infrastructure Gap Analysis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 9/02

Testimony to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, on Financing Water Infrastructure Projects, Stephen Howard (Lehman Brothers), 7/05

Virginia Acts of Assembly, Water Quality Improvement Fund, 6/05

Drinking Water Infrastructure Needs Survey and Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 6/05

Mayors' Guide to Water and Wastewater Service Agreements: Terms and Conditions - this publication by the Urban Water Council of the U.S. Conference of Mayors is recommended by NCPPP as a fundamental document for both the public and private sectors as they negotiate operations and maintenance contracts for water/wastewater operations. 4/05

Testimony on SB 1335 at the Texas Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Douglas Herbst (CH2M HILL) 4/05

All in a Day's Work, an interview with Eugene Schiller (Southwest Florida Water Management District), Tim Gregorski (Water & Wastes Digest) 2/05

Large-Scale Seawater Desalination and Alternative Project Delivery, Andrew Shea and Nikolay Voutchkov (Poseidon Resources) 2/05 [Printed in Design-Build DATELINE]

The Future of Desalination in Texas, Texas Water Development Board, 12/04:

January 30, 2006 (Steering Committee)
October 24, 2005 (Steering Committee)
June 20, 2005 (Steering Committee)
May 31, 2005 (Steering Committee)

The below presentations are available to MEMBERS only. You may purchase the program materials, see cost below.

Keynote Address: Mayor David Wallace (City of Sugar Land, TX and Co-Chairman, U.S. Conference of Mayors' Urban Water Council)
Fundamentals of PPPs: Richard Norment (National Council for Public-Private Partnerships)
How to Make PPPs Happen:
- Tom Pankratz (Vice President, CH2M HILL), paper and presentation
- Jeff Taylor (Deputy Director, Public Utilities Division, City of Houston, TX)
Case Studies:
- Greg Boettcher (Water & Wastewater Director, City of Fayetteville, AR)
- Maurice Gallarda (Vice President, New Business Development, Southwest Water Company)
- Jim Good (Vice President, Municipal Business Development, Veolia Water North America)
- Eugene Schiller (Deputy Executive Director, Southwest Florida Water Management District), paper and presentation
The Legal Environment in Texas: Tim Matheny (Partner, Ford White & Nassen P.C.)
The Role of Risk Allocation: Patrick Cairo (Executive Vice President, United Water)
Fundamentals of Financing Water Infrastructure: Steve Howard (Senior Vice President, Lehman Brothers)

Member: $30.00
Non-Member: $50.00
Shipping & Handling: $15.00
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