Resilient by Design: Strengthening North Carolina’s Water and Sewer Infrastructure

Wednesday, February 18 (one-day event)

NC Biotech Center, RTP, NC

Engineering, funding, and communication converge in this focused one-day summit on rebuilding the state’s water and sewer systems after disaster. Sessions will explore new technologies, coordinated planning, and the policies needed to keep communities healthy and prepared and increase public confidence in the water that flows from every tap.

Draft Agenda

8:30 am           Registration

9:00 am           Welcome from Jackie MacDonald Gibson, NC State

9:10 am           NC Governor Josh Stein Opening Remark (still awaiting confirmation)

9:30 am           Former NC Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins

9:50 am           NC DEQ Secretary Reid Wilson

10:15 am         Community Roundtable Panel from representatives across North Carolina (Water utility directors and community advisor panel organizations)

11:00 am         Research Panel

                        Rebecca Fry, UNC Chapel Hill

                        Jackie MacDonald Gibson, NC State

Noon               Lunch

1:00 pm           3 concurrent breakout groups (Communication/Funding-Policy/Technology)

3:45 pm           Recaps/action items from breakout groups

4:30 pm           Closing Remarks and Next Steps