Past Workshops
Source Water Protection Planning Workshop
Friday May 21, 2010, Asheville, NC
Brochure(PDF)
Agenda(PDF)
Rural Water & Wastewater Projects: Responsible and Effective Oversight of Consulting Engineers
- July 28, 2009 - The Rural Center, Raleigh
workshop materials
- August 13 – Southeastern Agricultural Center, Lumberton
workshop materials - August 18 – Vernon James Research Center, Plymouth
workshop materials - August 21 – Old Rock School, Valdese
workshop materials
SMART about Water: a workshop for protecting public drinking water
- February 11, 2009 - Sylva
Workshop materials - March 4, 2009 - Boone
Workshop materials
Rural Water & Wastewater Projects: Getting to Success with Your Consulting Engineer
This workshop series presented a variety of perspectives on working with paid consultants to get the services rural communities need. Presentations included effective development and use of requests for proposals, contract negotiation, capital improvement planning and ongoing project evaluation. Funders also provided an update on available programs. This workshop series on how to select, work with, and evaluate the work of paid engineers provided local government decision makers of rural communities with tools, resources, and lessons learned and help to ensure the best use of future infrastructure funds.
- September 20, 2007, Greensboro, NC
Greensboro workshop materials - October 10, 2007, Asheville, NC
Asheville workshop materials - October 30, 2007, Plymouth, NC
Plymouth workshop materials - November 14, 2007, Kenansville, NC
Kenansville workshop materials
Beyond the Pipe: Wastewater Management in Rural Areas
May 22, 2007, Vernon James Center, Plymouth, NC
- Workshop brochure (PDF)
- Workshop
agenda (PDF)
Naturally Occurring Contaminants and Water Resource Planning
September 12, 2006, Stanly County Agri-Civic Center, Albemarle, NC
- Workshop brochure (PDF)
- Workshop agenda (PDF)
Economic Development & Wastewater Management
August 11, 2005, Pittsboro, NC
- Workshop brochure (PDF)
- Workshop agenda (PDF)
Protecting Your Drinking Water at its Source
September 17, 2005, Greensboro, NC
- Workshop brochure (PDF)
- "Working with your SWAP report" (PDF)