As
part
of
the
Water
Institute's
WaterTalks
lecture
series,
Erin
Mahoney,
Commissioner
of
Environmental
Services
for
York
Region
and
Douglas
Wright
Engineer-in-Residence
will
present:
York
Region’s
One
Water
Story…
recognizing
the
value
of
water
in
all
its
forms.
Co-hosted by the Water Institute and The Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering.
More
information:
York
Region
has
embarked
on
a
One
Water
Journey
which
is
showing
how
new
ways
of
thinking
can
bring
community
benefits,
whether
through
better
service
quality,
less
disruptive
infrastructure
solutions,
or
greener
and
more
welcoming
surroundings,
in
addition
to
cost
savings.
York
Region’s
water
and
wastewater
master
planning
reflects
our
One
Water
Approach
which
calls
for
solutions
that
are
forward-thinking,
and
that
aim
to
keep
the
Region
welcoming
and
livable
as
it
becomes
more
urbanized.
This
makes
One
Water
central
to
the
Region’s
strategy
for
water
and
wastewater
management.
One
Water
encourages
matching
sources
of
water
to
their
best
end
uses.
By
recognizing
that
not
all
water
needs
to
be
treated
to
drinking
water
quality
levels,
One
Water
can
increase
the
capacity
of
existing
infrastructure
and
reduce
the
need
for
new
investment.
This
presentation
will
cover
the
efforts
by
Environmental
Services
in
York
Region
to
advance
One
Water
approaches
by
working
with
our
partners
to
recognize
the
value
of
water
in
all
its
forms.
Speaker bio: Erin Mahoney
Erin
Mahoney
is
Commissioner
of
Environmental
Services
for
York
Region,
overseeing
water
and
wastewater
services,
waste
management,
forestry,
corporate
energy
and
corporate
asset
management
for
1.2
million
residents
and
28,000
businesses.
Erin
leads
a
team
of
about
500
staff
in
the
Environmental
Services
department,
which
was
inducted
into
the
Leading
Utilities
of
the
World
network
in
2017.
Erin
is
the
2021
Douglas
Wright
Engineer-in-Residence
for
the
Civil
and
Environmental
Engineering
Department
at
the
University
of
Waterloo.
She
is
also
a
Board
member
of
the
Federal
Sustainable
Development
Technology
Canada
and
past
Chair
of
the
Regional
Public
Works
Commissioners
of
Ontario.
She
also
has
served
on
the
board
of
WaterTAP,
a
Canadian
water
technology
accelerator.
She
has
over
30
years
of
public
and
private
sector
leadership
experience
on
water
and
wastewater
service
delivery,
policy,
environmental
legislation
and
public
engagement.
Erin
is
currently
leading
a
department-wide
transformation
to
digital
in
Environmental
Services.
As
an
active
member
of
the
public
works
community
she
holds
memberships
with
Global
Water
Leaders
(GWI),
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce,
Toronto
Region
Board
of
Trade,
American
Public
Works
Association
and
American
Water
Works
Association.