Monday, May 10
The United for Infrastructure 2021 Kickoff Event
12:00 PM–2:00 PM

#LeadWithInfrastructure

In United for Infrastructure’s 9th year, we are asking our partners across America’s business, labor, civil society, and federal, state and local government to commit to Lead With Infrastructure. Hear what priorities matter most to America’s workers, businesses, and local communities as well as other important topics that will be addressed during this kickoff event.

Visit https://unitedforinfrastructure.org/event/leadwithinfrastructure/ for the list of guest speakers.

DWM and Community United for Infrastructure

• DYK: Nationally, in 2018, voters approved 77 percent of all state and local infrastructure ballot measures, continuing a long trend of support for infrastructure investments.
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Tuesday, May 11
Quality Infrastructure Services Delivered Amid Critical Customer Care Needs
Infrastructure services like water and sewer, electricity and gas, transportation, telephone, and broadband are essential to everyday life, but they are not always affordable to households. The economic impacts of COVID-19 have only exacerbated affordability challenges and created an additional barrier to economic opportunity. While 32 states have enacted emergency orders to bar utility shutoffs, many are set to expire soon, leaving millions of American households in dire circumstances.

• Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms continued to demonstrate her commitment to Watershed to assist Atlanta residents and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic by directing the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) to refrain from taking any action which would result in the termination of water services to any DWM customer due to non-payment.
• Share Bill Dispute Graphic
• DYK: DWM has a Care and Conserve Program that is designed to offer financial assistance to ratepayers who are having difficulty paying their water and sewer bills. Assistance can only be granted once within a two-year period, and eligibility is determined primarily by income and household size. For more information on the Care & Conserve program, call 404-546-3620.

#LeadWithInfrastructure

Wednesday, May 12
MAKE IT FOR EVERYONE
Infrastructure and the Equity Opportunity
12:00 PM–1:30 PM

Few aspects of modern American life are as systemic as infrastructure, and access to affordable, safe, reliable infrastructure – from water to transportation to the internet and more – remains a stark example of the systemic inequality and racism that pervades too many communities across America. Join this conversation with eminent leaders as they frame equity challenges and discuss ways to break down barriers and create new opportunities through new planning, services, and policy.

https://unitedforinfrastructure.org/event/make-it-for-everyone/

DWM Celebrates Our Infrastructure Heroes
The COVID pandemic disrupted practically every aspect of our lives in 2020. In spite of the many challenges, DWM remains committed and prepared to respond to our customers’ needs and to provide the same level of trusted and quality service you expect and deserve.

More than 17 million American’s infrastructure heroes have shown incredible courage and dedication to our communities through the global pandemic. The Watershed workforce has kept water flowing to our homes, our supply chains moving, transported other essential workers to their jobs on busses, trains, and along highway. Thank you to the hundreds of DWM crew members who continue to report to work day-in and day-out to deliver quality water service.

Thursday, May 13
DWM Stands Committed and United for Infrastructure

• DYK: Property devalued – and lost – due to under maintained dams and levees and flood control infrastructure.
• DYK: DWM is investing nearly $1.06 billion in water and sewer infrastructure upgrades under the Capital Improvement Program
• DYK: For every $1 invested in infrastructure it generates $3.70 in economic growth

• #LeadWithInfrastructure

Friday, May 14
The Value of Water Campaign Presents:
MEETING THE MOMENT: THE URGENCY AND OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN WATER SYSTEMS
11:00 AM–12:00 PM

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its quadrennial report card for America’s infrastructure that indicates there are still serious deficiencies in the nation’s drinking water systems. Hear from expert voices on the scale and scope of our water infrastructure challenges, the unprecedented $111 billion proposed by the Biden administration to make what would be a historic commitment to water infrastructure and a specific commitment to removing lead from water.

Watershed Management Building Infrastructure that support a Growing City
Infrastructure needs aren’t stopping, and neither is DWM. #LeadWithInfrastructure means being intentional in investing in resilient infrastructure that can help communities thrive even as a changing climate presents challenges of flooding from heavy rain events, severe storms, wildfires, and more pressures on fragile infrastructure systems like widespread emergencies.

• DYK: U4Ifra Shareable Graphic (access to water)
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Infrastructure Protection is a Community Affair

• The Adopt-A-Drain program empowers residents and organizations to become environmental stewards of their neighborhood by agreeing to oversee and maintain our storm drains. For more information on how to sign up, visit: https://www.atlantawatershed.org/adoptadrain/
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