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Publications
-Deborah Galardi & Eric Rothstein-
"Financial Sustainability as a Foundation for Infrastructure Development and Management: Best Practices," WATER UTILITY MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL, March 2007.
"Financial Sustainability as a Foundation for Infrastructure Development and Management:
Best Practices," Proceedings of the International Water Association Biennial Congress
(Beijing, China), September 2006.
"Analysis of Strength Loading Characteristics for Wastewater Rate Classification,"
with Diane Taniguchi-Dennis and Jeni Richardson, Proceedings of the Water Environment
Federation Technology Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC), October 2000. Synopsis
reproduced as “Enhancing Rate Equity Through Refined Customer Classification,” Water
Utility Executive, Water Environment Federation, January/February 1999, pp. 5-8.
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Publications
-Deborah Galardi-
“Development Fee Trends” Proceedings of the 2004 American Water Works Association/Water
Environment Federation Joint Management Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
“Getting Ahead of the Curve: Strategic Financial Planning in Salem, Oregon,” Proceedings
of the Water Environment Federation Technology Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC),
October 2002
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Publications
-Eric Rothstein-
“Affordability Tools,” Section 8: Affordability Special Publication, Water Environment
Federation, 2007 (forthcoming).
“Tough Choices in Paradise: Capital Project Prioritization on Oahu,” with Ross Kaneko,
Barry Usagawa, Scott Muraoka and Jason Takaki, Proceedings of the American Water
Works Association (AWWA) – Water Environment Federation (WEF) Joint Management Conference,
February 2007 and Proceedings of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual
Conference and Exposition, June 2007 (forthcoming).
“Financing the Clean Water Atlanta Initiative,” Proceedings of the Water Environment
Federation Technology Exposition and Conference (WEFTEC), October 2006.
“Affordability of Wastewater Service: Assessment & Options for Regulatory & Programmatic
Relief,” Proceedings of the Joint American Water Works Association (AWWA) – Water
Environment Federation (WEF) Management Conference, February 2006.
“Financial Capability and Affordability in Wet Weather Negotiations” (Principal
Author), National Association of Clean Water Agencies White Paper, October 2005.
“Resurrection of Public Water Service in Atlanta, Georgia: Reintegration of Utility
Management Systems in Municipal Government,” with Benjamin Kuku, Melinda Langston,
and Sheila Pierce, Proceedings of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual
Conference and Exposition, June 2004.
“Water Security: Implementing Security Measures in a Cost Effective Manner,” with
Bill Desing and Ken Thompson, Proceedings of the American Water Works Association
(AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2004.
“Strategic Planning By Water Utilities: A Review Of Private Sector And Leading Water
Utilities’ Experience,” with Gina Wammock, Proceedings of the American Water Works
Association (AWWA) – Water Environment Federation (WEF) Joint Management Conference,
March 2004.
“Building Financial Capacity For Benchmark Performance: Augusta Utilities Rounds
‘Amen Corner,’” with Steve Little, Norman Pearson, and Lawrence Scott, Proceedings
of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) – Water Environment Federation (WEF)
Joint Management Conference, March 2004.
Development of a Strategic Planning Process, with Gina Wammock, American Water Works
Research Foundation, tailored collaboration project with the Honolulu Board of Water
Supply, Project #2745, March 2003.
“Conservation in the Portfolio of Water Supply Options for Regional Reservoir Planning,”
with E. Allison Keefer, Regional Reservoir Coordinator, Georgia Dept. of Natural
Resources and Mary A. Elfner, Water Conservation Coordinator, Georgia Dept. of Natural
Resources, Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, April 2003.
“Take Time for Paradise: Parallels Between Baseball and Utility Management,” with
Elisa Speranza, Proceedings of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) – Water
Environment Federation (WEF) Joint Management Conference, February 2003.
“Strategic Financial Planning for Major Infrastructure Investment Programs: Model
Development to Support the City of Atlanta’s CSO-SSO Program Implementation,” with
Michael Mynhier, Peter Bredehoeft, and Cody Stanger, Proceedings of the WEFTEC 2002
Conference, October 2002. Republished in Utility Executive, Water Environment Federation,
May/July 2003 edition.
“Mastering Program Management Strategy & Tactics: A Synthesis of Tools to Defeat
Implementation Paralysis,” Proceedings of the American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002.
“Development of a Strategic Business Plan: Portfolio Management for Public Utilities”
with Donna Kiyosaki, Proceedings of the American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2002, reprinted in Journal AWWA, vol. 95,
no. 1 (January 2003), pp. 52-65.
“Pricing and Regionalization,” Proceedings of the American Water Works Association
(AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2001.
“Structured Alternative Project Delivery Procurement,” with Douglas Herbst and Fred
Bauhof, Proceedings of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference
and Exposition, June 2001
“Regional Conversion of Surface Water Supplies in Harris County, Texas,” Proceedings
of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition,
June 2001.
“Virtual Stormwater Utilities: A 21st Century Response to Emerging Watershed Requirements,”
Proceedings of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) – Water Environment Federation
(WEF) Joint Management Conference, February 2001.
“Public-Private Partnership Decisions: A Structured Process from the American Water
Works Research Foundation,” Water Utility Executive, Water Environment Federation,
September/October 2000.
“Regionalization of Houston Area Water Service: Leveraging Past Investments and
a Competitive Utility Market to Secure Future Economic Development,” Proceedings
of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition,
June 2000.
“Structured Evaluation of Public-Private Partnership Options: An Example of O&M
Cost Reduction Strategy Selection,” Proceedings of Texas Water '99, April 6-9, 1999.
“A Priority System for Multimodal and Intermodal Transportation Planning,” with
Miley Merkhofer and Marcy Schwartz, Proceedings of the Sixth TRB Conference on the
Application of Transportation Planning Methods, June 1997.
“Prioritization of Water Utility Capital Spending: An Analysis Framework,” with
David G. Burna, Proceedings of the 1997 American Water Works Association Annual
Conference and Exposition, June 1997, pp. 103-118.
“Implications of Water and Wastewater Restructuring on Utility Ratemaking,” Proceedings
of the AWWA/WEF Joint Management Conference, February 1997.
“Modeling Privatization Decisions,” Proceedings of the 1996 American Water Works
Association National Conference, June 1996, pp. 33-57. Reprinted for the International
Business Communications “Privatization & Contract Operations” Conferences, July-August
1996.
“Applications of Decision Analysis Techniques to Water Conservation Program Planning,”
Proceedings of the American Water Works Association CONSERV’96 Conference, January
1996, pp.59-63.
“Benefit/Cost Evaluation of Water Conservation Programs,” Proceedings of the American
Water Works Association CONSERV’96 Conference, January 1996, pp. 395-399.
“Public Involvement Strategies That Work,” with Elaine Jones, Operations Forum,
vol. 11, no. 6 (June 1994), pp. 10-13. Also published in Proceedings of the Water
Environment Federation 66th Annual Conference and Exposition, vol. 8 (October 1993),
pp. 137-144.
“Public Involvement Strategies for Water Rate Change Acceptance,” with Elaine Jones,
Journal AWWA, vol. 85, no. 11 (November 1993), pp. 47-53. Also published in Proceedings
of the American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition, June 1993,
pp. 41-57. Abbreviated version published as “Raising Rates: Involving the Public,”
Public Works, February 1994.
“Summer Water Demand Patterns in a Southwest City,” Proceedings of the American
Water Works Association CONSERV ’93 Conference, December 1993, pp. 1491-1516.
“Balancing Interests of Wholesale and Retail Customers in Utility Ratemaking,” with
David S. Hasson, Ph.D., Proceedings of the American Water Works Association Annual
Conference and Exposition, June 1993, pp. 541-556.
“Water Demand Monitoring in Austin, Texas,”Journal AWWA, vol. 84 (October 1992),
pp. 52-58.
“Time Differentiated System Load Impacts of Demand-Side Management: A Case Study,”with
Ken Monts, Ira Birnbaum, and Beverly Bonevac, Electric Power Research Journal, vol.
16 (1989), pp. 165-172.
“Institutional Barriers to Data Collection and Demand-Side Management Program Evaluation:
Practical Lessons in Political Economy,” Proceedings of the 1988 American Council
for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) Summer Study on Energy Efficiency In Buildings,
vol. 9 (August 1988), pp. 139-151.
“The Demand-Side Management Audit – An Integral Step to Least-Cost Utility Planning,”
with Robert K. Camera, Proceedings of DSM Strategies in Transition – Third National
Conference on Utility DSM Programs, June 1987, pp. 34-1 through 34-11.
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Presentations and Seminars
-Deborah Galardi-
“Development of a Robust Wastewater SDC Methodology”, presented at the 2005 Pacific
Northwest Clean Water Association conference, Tacoma, Washington September 27, 2005
“Impact Fee Basics” presented at the 2005 National Impact Fee Roundtable, Denver,
Colorado; October 6, 2005.
“Utility Impact Fees” presented at the 2004 National Impact Fee Roundtable, October,
2004; Naples, Florida.
“Impact Fee Revenue Credits and Offsets” presented at the 2004 National Impact Fee
Roundtable, October, 2004; Naples, Florida.
“Nonresidential Park SDCs” presented at the 2004 National Impact Fee Roundtable
October, 2004; Naples, Florida.
“ABCs of SDCs” presented at the 2003 American Public Works Association Conference,
Oregon; October 23, 2003.
“Impact Fee Basics” presented at the 2003 National Impact Fee Roundtable, San Diego,
California; October 16, 2003.
“SDC Trends and Practices” presented at the Oregon Municipal Finance Officers Association
Conference, Eugene, Oregon; March 2003.
“SDCs: Striking a Balance in the Community” presented at the Pacific Northwest Clean
Water Association Conference, Yakima, Washington; October 22, 2002.
“Selecting an impact fee structure” presented at the National Impact Fee Roundtable,
October 2002; Phoenix, Arizona.
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Presentations and Seminars
-Eric Rothstein-
“Proven Financial Management Fundamentals Demonstrated Through National & International
Case Studies” presented at the Illinois Section, American Water Works Association
conference, Springfield, IL, March 2007
“National Trends Define Strategic Planning Imperatives,” presented at the Wisconsin
Section, American Water Works Association conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI, September
2006, and Wisconsin Water Environment Association Government Affairs seminar, Madison,
WI, March 2007.
“Financial Capability and the Cost of Clean” presented at the National Association
of Clean Water Agencies, Winter Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, February 2007.
“Principles of Asset Management,” presented as the opening session for the 2-day
Asset Management Hot Topics specialty workshops sponsored by the Water Environment
Federation. Sessions held in Albuquerque, NM; Cincinnati, OH; Milwaukee, WI; Seattle,
WA; Tampa, FL.
“Financial Capability and Affordability Issues in Utility Management,” presented
at the Joint Meeting of the Missouri Water Environment Association and the Missouri
Section of the American Water Works Association, Tan-Tar-A Resort, MO, March 2006.
“Navigating the Perfect Storm of Utility Finance: Strategic Financial Planning,”
pre-conference workshop presentation at the 2005 AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition,
San Francisco, June 2005.
“Rate Options and Rate Change Acceptance,” presented at the National Association
of Clean Water Agencies Annual Winter Conference, San Antonio, TX, February 2005.
“The Role of IT in Competitive, Customer Responsive Utilities,” pre-conference workshop
presentation at the 2005 AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition, San Francisco, June
2005.
“Starting with a Clean Slate: The City of Atlanta Experience,” presented at the
2005 AWWA-WEF Joint Management Conference, Atlanta, GA, March 2005.
“Financing the Clean Water Atlanta Initiative: Weathering the Perfect Storm,” presented
at the 2004 Five Cities Conference, St Louis, MO, August 2004.
“EPA Financial Capability Assessment: Lessons from the Atlanta Experience,” presented
at the USEPA CSO Workshop on the 10th Anniversary of the CSO Policy, Chicago, IL,
April 2004.
“Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Wastewater Rates: The Financing and
Charges for Wastewater Systems Manual,” pre-conference workshop presentation at
the 2005 AWWA-WEF Joint Management and 2004 WEFTEC Conferences.
“Financing the Clean Water Atlanta Initiative - Weathering the Perfect Storm,” Keynote
Address, Five Cities Plus conference, St. Louis, MO, August 19, 2004.
“Integrating Asset Information: Building the Foundation to Meet Emerging Utility
Management Challenges,” presented at the Water Environment Association of Utah,
April 2, 2003.
“Water Supply Trading: Regional Compliance with Subsidence District Groundwater
Reduction Targets,” presented at the Texas Water 2001 conference, Houston, TX, April
5, 2001.
“Alternative Project Delivery: Attributes, Implications, Market Trends,” presented
at the Government Finance Officers Association of Texas Spring 2000 Conference,
April 2000.
“SDCs in Oregon … At the Movies” presented at the American Public Works Association
- Oregon Chapter 1999 Spring Conference, Welches, OR, April 28-30, 1999
“Public Involvement in Utility Ratemaking,” presented at the American Water Works
Association’s 1997 National and 1996 Conserv’96 conferences.
“Ensuring Adoption of Proposed Rates,” presented at the American Water Works Association’s
1st and 2nd Annual Working Retreats on Public Participation.
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