ISAWWA Water Ambassador Program Presentation Template
This presentation template is designed to assist participants in the ISAWWA Water Ambassador Program with educating elected officials about the water industry. It includes informative slides on water infrastructure, regulations, the role of the ISAWWA, and program goals. The template offers prompts for customization and aims to enhance public perception and knowledge of the water sector.
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Instructions: Thank you for enrolling in the ISAWWA Water Ambassador Program! Elected officials are typically not familiar with the detailed operation of a public utility and are likely to be engaged with more visible municipal services such as public safety, transportation, and economic development. Standard 1 is intended to provide resources to elected officials to help inform their understanding of the industry and assist them in decision-making. Presenting to your municipality s elected officials is one option to complete the requirements of Standard 1 Elected Official Education. This slidedeck provides a template to assist you in preparing a presentation for local elected officials. It includes information that is applicable throughout Illinois such as water sources and regulations as well as prompts to help tailor the presentation to your utility. For example, some slides include prompts such as # of meters and insert picture of water treatment plant(s). Some prompts will not be applicable for every utility, while other utilities may need to add additional slides; this template is intended to assist you in thinking about what information will be most relevant to local elected officials. Additionally, when applicable, the NOTES section (at the bottom of each slide) has script for each slide marked by quotation marks or additional instructions marked by brackets. See the example in the NOTES section below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact ISAWWA at (866) 521-3595. Sincerely, 1 isawwa.org/page/waterambassador drinkingwater123.metroplanning.org
Water Ambassador Program Water Ambassador Program Elected Official Education Elected Official Education Municipality Name Presenter Name Date
Water Ambassador Program Illinois Water Sources & Regulations Overview of Water Infrastructure Infrastructure Condition Outline 3
Water Ambassador Program Water Ambassador Program 4
ISAWWA American Water Works Association (AWWA) is a non-profit, scientific and educational society providing resources and services, such as: Offer education to water professionals Advocate for safe and sustainable water Collect and share knowledge Create volunteering opportunities Illinois Section AWWA based in St. Charles, IL aims to ensure safe and sustainable water for Illinois 5
Water Ambassador Program Goal: Elevate public perception, knowledge, and consumer education for the water industry Program Content: Members access water education tools and content to add to your established communication channels Recognition: Certification stickers are awarded to place on a Water Ambassador sign at the entrance to each community 6
Standards to Complete Standard 1 Elected Official Education (REQUIRED for all levels) Standard 2 Consumer Education: Value of Water (REQUIRED for all levels) Standard 3 Consumer Education: Industry Understanding (REQUIRED for Silver & Gold levels) Standard 4 Industry Related Events & Celebrations / Wild Card (REQUIRED for Gold level) 7
Illinois Water Sources 9 SOURCE: Illinois State Water Survey Map Series 2017-01 (June 2017)
Regulations Safe Drinking Water Act: requires regular water quality testing (bacteria, lead, pesticides, etc.) and annual Consumer Confidence Report Illinois EPA: monitoring generally matches Federal requirements with some additions to strengthen public health protection Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources: oversees Lake Michigan allocation and regulates water withdrawals from other surface waters Other: such as Illinois Dept. of Public Health and, in some cases, Illinois Commerce Commission 10
Overview of Water Infrastructure Overview of Water Infrastructure 11
Source & Treatment [Water source for City/Village of _____] [Water treatment process for City/Village of _____] [if applicable, insert picture of water treatment plant(s) or other relevant infrastructure] 12
Local Infrastructure [# of + capacity of ground reservoirs and/or elevated tanks] [miles of mains] [# of residential / commercial / industrial / ... service connections] [# of meters] [# of hydrants] [# of valves] [etc.] [insert picture of relevant water infrastructure facilities] 13
Infrastructure Condition Infrastructure Condition 14
Infrastructure Condition Good Condition [infrastructure condition w/ pictures] Needs Attention [water loss; e.g., import from LMO-2 form] [lead service lines] [supply constraints] [source water contamination] [etc.] 15
Capital Needs [Ongoing/annual infrastructure OM&R and estimated costs] [Planned OM&R and estimated costs] [Future OM&R needs and estimated costs] 16
Questions? For more information, visit: isawwa.org/page/waterambassador
