SCEIG/ACEC Ohio/ILGARD Marketing Piece

Rural Communities exploring sewer and water infrastructure: A checklist of Best Practices

Community Leadership – You as the sparkplug:

• Communicate your vision to your constituents
  
• Prioritize to succeed
  
• Seize opportunities to delegate
  
• Reach out to resource providers
  
• Maintain a positive attitude and proactive approach

Choosing a System – When and how:

• Seek technical and financial support at the outset
  
• Avoid the pressure of making technical decisions
  
• Be conscientious of laws governing process

Funding – money matters:

• Acknowledge the experience of others – be open to suggestions
  
• Collaborate to develop unique and appropriate solutions
  
• Be willing to ask for advice on funding options
  
• Realize the difficulties associated with grant and loan funding
  
• Challenge the norms

This checklist has been adapted from interviews conducted with 27 mayors and external resource professionals working within rural Appalachian Ohio, by the Institute for Local Administration and Rural Development (ILGARD) at Ohio University's Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs.   Funding for this project was provided by, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.  For more information contact: Rachael Hoy, Senior Project Manger – Voinovich Center for Leadership and Public Affairs Building 21 Athens, OH. 45701 or (740) 597-2507.

Networks: Building Partnerships with Success in Mind

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Ohio

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Ohio is a nonprofit trade association comprised of firms that provide a wide array of services for all types of construction and improvement projects.

By law, all state and local government agencies are required to use a “Qualification Based Selection” process to retain engineers and architects for the design of public works projects.   We can help…

The QBS Facilitator Program

The facilitator will advise local governments on how to develop a process to retain the consulting engineering firm best suited to assist with the design of their projects.

For more information, contact:
Donald L. Mader, Executive Director ACEC Ohio
1650 Lake Shore Drive, Suite 200
Columbus, OH.43204 or (614) 487-8844

Small Communities Environmental Infrastructure Group

SCEIG is an association of federal and state agencies, local governments, service organizations, and educational institutions designed to help communities meet their environmental infrastructure needs. Visit them online.

A subcommittee, the Appalachian Environmental Infrastructure Strategy Workgroup (AEISW) is working on your behalf to mix, match and leverage resources with state, federal, private, and local partners

For   more information, contact:
The Chairman for the SCEIG is: Steven J. Grossman, Executive Director Ohio Water Development Authority
88 E. Broad St. Suite 1300
Columbus, OH.43215 or (614) 466-0152