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<p>Pam...</p>
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<p>Thanks for organizing this. I am sorry that I will not be able to attend, but having worked for East Bay Municipal Utility District in Oakland and with King County Wastewater<a></a> in Seattle, I know the importance of GIS for advanced water and sewer network
modeling<a></a>. These tools help agencies manage taxpayer investment in expensive infrastructure and make cost effective decisions to reduce the impact of aging infrastructure.</p>
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<p>I was on the Mercer Island utility board for many years, and even for an affluent community like that, the cost of replacing infrastructure<a></a> that was poorly designed and cheaply built by developers in years past will be a huge burden on future taxpayers.
GIS along with hydraulic modeling<a></a> systems are proven tools for cost effective infrastructure management.</p>
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<p>I don't know if you are familiar with the King County GIS ROI<a></a> study (<a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/News.aspx#0DE9BFDC7485452BAEAE929DF0076115">http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/News.aspx#0DE9BFDC7485452BAEAE929DF0076115</a>)
which demonstrated $776 million in financial<a></a> benefits<a></a> from KCGIS<a></a> over 18 years and $87-180 million in benefits just in 2010. If you read the report, for King County the departments with the highest ROI<a></a> include Wastewater Treatment.
Meeting like your are important for citizens and taxpayers to reap the rewards that GIS can provide.</p>
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<p>Best regards....</p>
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<p>Greg Babinski<a></a>, MA, GISP<a></a></p>
<p>Finance & Marketing Manager</p>
<p>King County GIS Center</p>
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<p><a></a>URISA Past-President</p>
<p>Summit Chief Editor</p>
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<div style="DIRECTION: ltr" id="divRpF980839"><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> gis_info-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us [gis_info-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us] on behalf of Nooyen, Pam [Pam.Nooyen@greshamoregon.gov]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 12, 2012 2:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gis_info@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [gis_info] Portland Area Water/Wastewater GIS user Group<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Portland Area Water/Wastewater User Group Meeting
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Thursday, November 15th 9:00-10:45 a.m.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Location:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Metro Regional Center, 600 NE Grand Avenue, Portland OR, Room 370A</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Directions/Parking information:
<a href="http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=3315" target="_blank">
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/index.cfm/go/by.web/id=3315</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please join other utility GIS staff to discuss current projects and trends. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please forward this announcement to others that may have interest.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">AGENDA</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9:00-9:15 p.m. – Introductions</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9:15-9:45 p.m. – The City of Troutdale - Christine Cooley Amedzake</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">“The City of Troutdale captured in an 8 hour drive”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">9:45-10:15 p.m. – The City of Beaverton - Juston Manville
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">“GIS Centric: a Case for interoperability”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">10:15 – 10:45 – What do you want from your utility user group? Future topics and presentations? Wrap up, set date and location for next meeting</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Please contact me with questions. I look forward to seeing you at the meeting!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pam</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Pam Nooyen, GISP</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #48464f; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">GIS Technician ~ Maps and Data Program</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #48464f; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">The City of Gresham, Department of Environmental Services</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #48464f; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham OR 97030</span></p>
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<a title="mailto:Pam.Nooyen@GreshamOregon.gov" href="mailto:Pam.Nooyen@GreshamOregon.gov" target="_blank">
<span style="COLOR: blue">Pam.Nooyen@GreshamOregon.gov</span></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></span></p>
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