Utility Management
PURPOSE
To identify and address the current and future management issues facing water and wastewater utility managers and other professionals serving communities in Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico. To be the source of information and knowledge on utility management issues and importantly, a gathering point and sounding board for meaningful discussion and presentation of sustainable utility management solutions.
FIVE KEY ROLES
- Support joint RMSAWWA/RMWEA annual conference technical program by identifying and submitting abstracts on management topics, and helping at conference as moderators and presenters;
- Submit articles for publication in Rumbles and other appropriate places;
- Develop, host, and facilitate an educational program/workshop;
- Serve as a link between the Rocky Mountain Section/WEA and the related committees at the “parent” organizations – AWWA and WEF; and
- Become a general resource to utility managers on management topics, including/especially smaller communities, and become a repository/source of information, resources, and networking.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepare written reports of the committee’s activities for each monthly meeting of RMSAWWA, RMWEA, and the Joint Governing Board.
Attend the monthly meetings of RMSAWWA, RMWEA, and Joint Governing Board (as available).
Prepare written reports of the committee’s activities for the Annual Section Conference.
Submit a proposed yearly program and budget to the Budget and Finance Committee thirty (30) days before the Annual Winter Governing Board Meeting.
ACTIVITIES
Monthly conference call of the committee – guests invited – usually on the third Tuesday of the month at 3:30 PM Mountain time.
TOPICS AND ISSUES UMC ADDRESSES
Methods and practices to achieve organizational excellence – including benchmarking and performance management
Strategic business planning
Incorporating “triple bottom line” thinking into your utility culture
Asset management
Regionalization and intergovernmental agreements and arrangements
Environmental management systems and continuous improvement
Information management strategies and practices
Adapting management practices from other sectors
Communications and customer relations strategies
Workforce strategies and knowledge management
Professional development and succession planning – including executive and other critical positions/functions
Recruiting and retaining high quality employees – becoming an “employer of choice”
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Jim Ginley (CHAIR) Senior Consultant Malcolm Pirnie, the Water Division of ARCADIS 100 Fillmore Street, Suite 200 Denver, CO 80206 Phone: 303-316-6536 Cell: 720-934-3727 Email: Jim.Ginley@arcadis-us.com
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Leah Ash
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Cindy Goodburn Business Services Administrator Littleton/Englewood WWTP 2900 S. Platte River Dr. Englewood, CO 80110 Phone; 303.762.2617 Fax 303.762-2620
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Mike Berry (Joint Education Council Liaison) General Manager, Tri-County Water P.O. Box 347 Montrose, CO 81402 O: 970-249-3369 Email: tcw@montrose.net
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Dan Hartman Director of Public Works City of Golden 1445 10th Street Golden, CO 80401 Phone: 303-384-8151 Email: dhartman@cityofgolden.net
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Angela Bricmont Director of Finance Denver Water 1600 W. 12th Avenue, Mail Stop 240 Denver, CO 80204-3412 Office: 303-628-6411 Cell: 303-514-1368 Email: Angela.Bricmont@denverwater.org
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Mark H. Hartman (RMSAWWA Board Liaison) Public Works Superintendent City of Lafayette 1290 South Public Road Lafayette, CO 80026 Ph: 303-494-9503 Fax: 303-499-1728 Email: markh@cityoflafayette.com
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Melanie Fahrenbruch, M.Ed. www.mjfconsult.com |
Simon Heart MWH Business Solutions 370 Interlocken Blvd., Suite 300 Broomfield, CO 80021 Phone: 303-439-2733 Cell: 720-934-5716 Fax: 303-410-4100
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Steve Frank, APR Public Information Officer Metro Wastewater Reclamation District 6450 York Street Denver, CO 80229 O: 303-286-3465 Cell: 303-957-7459
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Dennis E. Jackson, PE Senior Management Consultant CH2M HILL Utility Management Solutions 9191 South Jamaica Street Englewood, CO 80112-5946 Direct: (720) 286-1376 Mobile: (303) 513-9675 Fax: (720) 286-8713 Email: Dennis.Jackson@CH2M.com
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Richard Gerstberger President TAP Resource Development Group 4625 West 32nd Avenue Denver, CO 80212 303-561-3788
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Nicole Poncelet-Johnson, P.E. Senior Project Manager Aurora Water Binney Water Purification Facility 5070 S. Robertsdale Way Aurora, CP 80016 (720) 859-4706 Office (720) 878-6088 Cell Nicole.poncelet@aurorawater.org.
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Phil Jones Senior Management Analyst Department of Public Works and Utilities 4800 West 92nd Avenue Westminster, Colorado 80031 Phone 303-658-2172 Fax 303-706-3927
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Frank Roth
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Cindy King
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Charlie Stevens Utility Director City of Rifle 2002 Railroad Avenue, PO Box 1908 Rifle, CO 81650 Ph: 970-625-6272 Email: cstevens@rifleco.org
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Jeff Oxenford Oxenford Consulting, LLC Network Director Email: joxenford@comcast.net
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David Takeda, P.E. Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc. 2000 Clay Street, Suite 300 tel: (303) 455-9589
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David Pier Metro Wastewater Reclamation 6540 York Street Denver, CO 80229 O: 303-286-3298 Email: dpier@mwrd.dst.co.us
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Cliff Tompkins ESRI-Water Team One International Court Broomfield, CO 80021-3200 Office: 303-449-7779, ext. 8293 Cell: 303-408-7822 Email: clifford_tompkins@esri.com www.esri.com
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Rick Wilkey, PE Town Website: www.crgov.com
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Pieter Van Ry, P.E. Manager of Water Engineering
Water Department
15151 E Alameda Parkway, Ste. 3600
Aurora, CO 80012
Office: 303-739-7374
Fax: 303-739-7491
Email: pvanry@auroragov.org
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