Topic |
Speaker and Department |
Type of Presentation |
Fort Wayne City Utilities' Strategic Plan for Excellence | Justin Brugger, Controller & Chief Financial Officer | PowerPoint |
Fort Wayne’s Combined Sewer Overflow Management Plan
|
Matthew Wirtz, PE, Deputy Director for Engineering
TJ Short, PE
Wendy Reust, PE
Kristen Buell, PE
|
PowerPoint
Brochure
Executive Summary
FAQ
Tabletop display
|
How Will Fort Wayne Pay to Improve Its Aging Sewer System?
|
Matthew Wirtz, PE, Deputy Director for Engineering Justin Brugger, Controller & Chief Financial Officer |
PowerPoint
Executive Summary
FAQ
|
How Fort Wayne’s Sewer Systems Work
|
Joe Johnson, Superintendent of Water Pollution Control Maintenance Wendy Reust, PE, Utility Engineering Kristen Buell, PE |
|
Fort Wayne’s Sewer Repair and Rehab Program
|
Eric Steinman |
PowerPoint
Maps
|
Energy Conservation: Using Food Waste to Create Electricity and Heat | Doug Fasick, CEM | |
City Utilities' Sustainability Programs | Doug Fasick, CEM | |
Septic Tank Elimination How your neighborhood can obtain public sewer service |
DeWayne Nodine, Manager of Development Services Lisa Ramos, Development Services |
Brochures |
Growing the Utility System
|
DeWayne Nodine Manager of Development Services
|
|
Connecting to City Utilities
|
DeWayne Nodine, Manager of Development Services
|
|
Storm Water Quality
|
Anne Marie Smrchek, PE, Manager of Sewer and Stormwater Engineering |
PowerPoint
Brochure
Handouts
Tabletop display
|
Easements: What They Are and What They Mean to You |
Seth Weinglass, Utility Engineering |
PowerPoint
Brochures
|
Stormwater Quantity Management/Drainage
|
Anne Marie Smrchek, PE, Manager of Sewer & Stormwater Engineering Kristen Buell, PE |
Oral presentation with time for discussion |
Storm Drain Marking
|
Susan Beck, Stormwater Maintenance and MS4 Coordinator |
PowerPoint
Safety video
Handouts
Storm drain marking material
|
Fat Free Sewers Impacts of cooking waste on the sewer system, cost of maintenance and how citizens can reduce costly accumulation of fat in sewers |
Joe Johnson, Superintendent of Sewer & Stormwater Maintenance Brenda Stopher, Industrial Pretreatment Section |
PowerPoint
Brochure
Tabletop display
Kitchen grease handling tools
|
Mercury Reduction at Home and in the Workplace How to identify and reduce possible sources of mercury contamination in your home |
Tom Mann, Industrial Pretreatment Program Manager |
PowerPoint
Fact Sheets
Tabletop display
|
Camp Scott Wetlands
|
Susan Beck, Camp Scott Manager |
PowerPoint
Brochure
Fact Sheets
Classroom activities
Tours available
|
Fort Wayne’s Rain Garden Program
|
Anne Marie Smrchek, PE, Manager of Sewer & Stormwater Engineering
Mary Jane Slaton
|
PowerPoint
Tabletop display
Brochures
|
Rain Garden How-To Training
(3 hours workshop)
|
Workshop Facilitator and City staff
|
PowerPoint
How-To Manual, worksheets
Maintenance Brochure
|
Sewage Treatment Plant for Elementary School
· Learn how Fort Wayne treats the waste water from homes and businesses
|
Brian Robinson, Water Pollution Control Plant Superintendent |
PowerPoint
|
Water Filtration Plant
How the Plant functions and water quality
|
Mike Gierscher, Superintendent of the Filtration Plant
Vicky Zehr, Water Quality Manager
|
PowerPoint
Brochure
Tabletop display
Tours available
|
Fort Wayne’s Water System
|
Andrew Schipper, PE, Manager of Water Engineering
|
PowerPoint
Maps
|
Drinking Water Quality and Cost
|
Vicky Zehr, Water Quality Manager
|
PowerPoint
Tabletop display
Brochure
|
Keeping the Drinking Water Ssystem Safe: Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control |
Jessica Caplinger |
|
Utility Ownership and Management
|
Justin Brugger, Controller & Chief Financial Officer |
|
311 Citizens Services
|
Eric Harris, Manager of 311 - Citizen Services |
|
City Utilities Customer Relations
|
Matt Land, Deputy Director of Policy & Planning Abigail Noble, City Utilities Customer Support |
PowerPoint
Brochures
|
Speakers Bureau
Fort Wayne City Utilities is committed to providing our customers and the residents of the region with information about a variety of topics. Staff member from City Utilities are available to speak to groups about these topics. Here is a list of available Speakers and Topics. The City also provides pre-written articles that are available for use in neighborhood or company newsletters or other publications.
To request a speaker for your organization, please contact Fort Wayne's Citizen Services call center by dialing 311 or 260-427-8311.