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David Norris
David Norris is founder of Elevated Strategic Solutions, a continuous improvement and operational excellence consultancy.
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Oct 30, 2026
Building the Financial Capacity to Run a 21st Century Water Utility
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11:21Mahesh LunaniHOST
What specific, if you were to pick top three areas, you actually drove process improvements, what would those be?
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11:28David NorrisGUEST
Number one, I always say this when I talk to other utility people is when's the last time you looked at how you pay your bills? Everyone has to pay those bills, but that paper that you print the checks on, the ink you use, the time for someone to stuff an envelope, all of that can be calculated and automated.
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19:33Mahesh LunaniHOST
What's Outlook in terms of rate increases at your utility and what's your approach to driving resiliency?
Improve First, Automate Second
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16:08David NorrisGUEST
We use Microsoft, so we had, uh, SharePoint, and we use automations in there.
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16:13David NorrisGUEST
I just happen to have the skill set for that, so I implemented that solution on my own.
Patrick AdamsHOST
Now let's go investigate to see where the waste is, and then let's automate that"?