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Mayor Robichaux and Roswell public-works deputy discuss aging pipes, stormwater and water stewardship
Summary
Mayor Mary Robichaux interviewed Corinne, Roswell’s deputy director of Environmental Public Works, about aging infrastructure, an asset-management plan, stormwater as a utility, conservation programs like Aqua Hawk, and recent awards recognizing the city’s water operations.
Mayor Mary Robichaux spoke with Corinne, deputy director of Roswell’s Environmental Public Works (EPW), in a podcast episode focused on the city’s water, stormwater, solid-waste and capital-improvement work, and what residents can expect as Roswell grows.
Corinne said EPW comprises seven divisions — water, stormwater, solid waste, facilities, fleet, support services and a newly added Capital Improvement Program — and that managing those assets requires both engineering and long-range financial planning. “A lot of planning is not just in the actual physical planning, but it’s also a financial planning of…what can you afford,” she said, describing trade-offs officials face when deciding which pipes and tanks to replace.
The deputy director highlighted that aging infrastructure is a nationwide challenge and said Roswell recently completed an asset-management plan to inventory…
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