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.

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 Projects to be done Time frame Costs to the community	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? Cost Affordability study Alternative funding sources	Matthew Wirtz, PE, Deputy Director for Engineering Justin Brugger, Controller & Chief Financial Officer	PowerPoint Executive Summary FAQ
How Fort Wayne’s Sewer Systems Work Combined Sewers Where are the Combined Sewer Overflows? How are CSO controlled	Joe Johnson, Superintendent of Water Pollution Control Maintenance Wendy Reust, PE, Utility Engineering Kristen Buell, PE
Fort Wayne’s Sewer Repair and Rehab Program Sewer televising How priorities are set for sewer repair	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 Who pays for new utility infrastructure How much it costs Plan review process	DeWayne Nodine Manager of Development Services
Connecting to City Utilities How to obtain water and sewer services Costs to connect Connection process	DeWayne Nodine, Manager of Development Services
Storm Water Quality Pollution prevention Watershed protection What citizens can do to protect river 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 How the storm sewer system works	Anne Marie Smrchek, PE, Manager of Sewer & Stormwater Engineering Kristen Buell, PE	Oral presentation with time for discussion
Storm Drain Marking Why and how to How your neighborhood can get involved in water quality protection	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 Location Benefits of wetlands What it helps to protect	Susan Beck, Camp Scott Manager	PowerPoint Brochure Fact Sheets Classroom activities Tours available
Fort Wayne’s Rain Garden Program Program overview	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 How it functions Infrastructure projects	Andrew Schipper, PE, Manager of Water Engineering	PowerPoint Maps
Drinking Water Quality and Cost Taste and Odor Testing Affordability	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 Who “owns” City Utilities?	Justin Brugger, Controller & Chief Financial Officer
311 Citizens Services Services 311 provides to citizens Work request process	Eric Harris, Manager of 311 - Citizen Services
City Utilities Customer Relations Bill payment options Bill payment assistance Preventing frozen pipes Protecting your pipes	Matt Land, Deputy Director of Policy & Planning Abigail Noble, City Utilities Customer Support	PowerPoint Brochures

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