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A NATIONAL FORUM FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF GREEN AND GRAY STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

• Design Considerations (maintenance & function, addressing WQ (volume control), flooding, and aging infrastructure simultaneously, specifications, aesthetics, data-driven design, reuse, etc.)
• Decision Making (asset management, establishing programs & institutionalizing O&M, contracting and levels of service, residuals management, estimating staff hours, etc.)
• Costs (life cycle costs, cost and value of maintenance during design, balancing aesthetics with O&M costs, true costs vs. perceived costs, stormwater utility credits, funding mechanisms (public and private), etc.)
• Performance Aspects (case studies – lessons learned and celebrating success, effective inspections, performance assessment/monitoring to guide maintenance, construction inspection and testing, etc.)
• Vegetation (long-term performance of vegetation, establishing and maintaining vegetation, herbicides and natural weed controls, plant pathology & lists, temporary irrigation, etc.)
• Extreme Climate and Cold Climate Considerations (climate resilience, O&M considerations for high precipitation events or years, cold climate risk management and chlorides, chloride impacts on GI performance, etc.)
• Training and Communications (training and certification, maintenance agreements and plans, building partnerships, communicating/working with private parties responsible for O&M, contractors, public, decision makers, elected officials, etc.)
• Equipment and Tools (jetting, vac’ing, street sweeping, confined space, remote or mobile technology, etc.)
• During Construction (right of way (ROW) management and utility coordination, incorporating beneficial reuse materials during construction, safety and function during construction, etc.)
• Underground, Filtration, and Active Systems (maintenance and rehabilitation, access control, remote management, etc.)