The 2022 Spring Township Engineers Seminar is a 2 half-day event. Each morning's agenda includes important issues of interest to municipal engineers and their local government clients taught by knowledgeable and respected subject matter experts. We encourage your attendance at both these interactive and informative sessions, each of which provide 3 PDHs per day.

Your township’s public works staff have unique perspective, knowledge, history and information that greatly benefit elected officials and senior employees. Confronted daily with the challenge of solving problems with finite resources, they are your front line for issues that matter to your constituents. In this webinar, Carol Schuehler, a professional engineer and consultant to municipalities, and Tom Manning, roadmaster at Lower Frederick Township, Montgomery County will help you understand townships’ public works infrastructure, operations and management so that you can better respond to residents and lead your community.

Do all streets and roads need to be “complete”? Not all do, but enough to create a network that allows bicyclists and pedestrians to travel to their regular destinations. Selecting township roads for the network and prioritizing locations for improvement are processes that need to build on previous planning efforts and current usage, assess the level of improvement needed to make biking and walking feel comfortable, and consider facility maintenance responsibilities. In this session, Michelle Brummer, AICP, with Gannett Fleming, Inc. and Randy Waltermyer, AICP of Traffic Planning & Design will review recent examples of upgrades to bicycle and pedestrian networks, including the prioritization of 26 crossings of Route 30 in Lancaster County, and discuss best practices for the planning process.

This webinar is designed to provide participants with an overview of the challenges and best practices associated with managing a township’s many stormwater-related responsibilities – in a way that is user friendly and easy to understand.

Attend this session to learn the basics about liquid fuels funding, including how it's allocated, what can be purchased, and where townships can turn for support and assistance. PennDOT staffers will also review recent audit findings and explain how your township can avoid similar LFF mistakes.

The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) provides funding that municipalities can use for a wide range of infrastructure and public health priorities, including clean water and climate resilience. But navigating the range of opportunities available to maximize local benefits can be a challenge. This webinar will summarize federal guidance for the use of ARPA funds for water quality, flood resilience, and land protection projects, with an emphasis on how this limited funding can best be used to meet long-term community needs. Attendees will walk away understanding the top ten ways to use ARPA funding to benefit your stormwater management program.

With a capital improvement plan, municipalities can take the guesswork out of infrastructure investment, identify their highest priority needs, and ensure they have the funds in place for repair and replacement before failure or regulatory action puts them at risk. Capital improvement plans are also a valuable tool for obtaining grants and loans. As Washington considers a major infrastructure funding bill, now is the time to get your capital improvement plan in place. Find out how in this 1-hour webinar.

Municipalities often need to know what is underground or underwater before building a new road, repairing or mapping utility lines, constructing a new building, or determining the extent of a sinkhole -- to name a few examples. Geophysics, the earth-science equivalent of medical radiology, can help save municipalities time and money (as well as maximize safety and minimize liability) by detecting what’s beneath the surface before construction or repairs begin.

This three-day event was created just for you — newly elected (or veteran) supervisors, other newly elected officials, and new secretaries/managers. Learn the everyday tasks to running a municipality, explore the tools and resources available to help you do your job successfully, and experience real-life scenarios through discussion with experienced PSATS members.

This presentation will explore the basics of septic systems, why they fail, the differences in types of septic systems, and the benefits of updating aging or over-stressed infrastructure.