2022 John R. Freeman Lecture: Utility Planning for Climate Change: Boston Water and Sewer Commission

2022 John R. Freeman Lecture
Utility Planning for Climate Change: Boston Water and Sewer Commission’s Role in Boston’s Future

Monday, April 4, 2022
Egan Research Center at Northeastern University, 120 Forsyth Street, Boston, MA 02115
(Accessible via public transportation using the Ruggles stop on the Orange Line or the Northeastern University stop on the Green Line)
6:00 PM Registration, Social, and Buffet Dinner, 7:00 PM Presentation

Speaker:
John P. Sullivan, PE
Chief Engineer, Boston Water and Sewer Commission

This year’s lecture will feature John Sullivan, Chief Engineer for the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC), President of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), and one of the northeast’s most esteemed water engineers. As a coastal city with extensive filled land, Boston is developing and implementing wide-ranging plans to protect the city from sea level rise - but it’s not as simple as just keeping the sea out. The BWSC, which owns, maintains, and operates New England's oldest and largest water, sewer, and stormwater systems, will play a key role both in keeping the sea out of homes and basements, and safely moving stormwater away. John Sullivan will present the innovative tools and long-term plans that BWSC is developing to future-proof the city’s water, sewer, and stormwater infrastructure.

Registration Deadlines:
Thursday, March 24, 2022 for in-person attendance
Friday, April 1, 2022 for virtual participation

Information/Registration:
Click here to see the event flyer. This is a free lecture. In-person attendance is limited to 100 registrants, and registration is required.  Students and young engineers are encouraged to attend. Virtual participants can register here.

Please note that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists anywhere other people are present, and even precautionary measures such as masking and social distancing cannot completely eliminate this risk. The Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section/ASCE (BSCES) requires any person attending a Society-sponsored in-person activity to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to be prepared to provide proof of vaccination. In addition, any person who chooses to travel to and/or participate in any BSCES in-person activity assumes all risks arising from that decision. All participants must agree to comply with all safety procedures established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as well as any other protocols put in place by BSCES, the host sites, travel facilities, or any other applicable authorities.