”Three Buckets of AI” : An OCWA Industry Insight

August 20, 2025
Industry Insight Presentation

Three Buckets of AI:
Productivity, Processing,
and Prevention

Presented by:

Amber Boone

General Manager,
South Orange County
Wastewater Authority

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Irvine Spectrum

661 Spectrum Center Drive
Sign-In: 11:30 am
Lunch at Noon
Presentation: 12:30 pm

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About Our Presentation

Join us as Amber Boone, General Manager of South Orange County Wastewater Authority, explores the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in enhancing operations within civil engineering, specifically for sanitation and wastewater management.

The presentation will be structured around three core applications of AI — Productivity, Processing, and Prevention. Participants will come away with a useful framework for understanding and implementing AI in organizational contexts.

Plan to join us August 20 for this intriguing look into the technological potential of the future. For no matter how we perceive it, the future is before us and draws closer every day.

Make your reservations today! You won’t want to miss this.

OCWA Members with Reservations:  $30.00

Non-Members with Reservations:  $45.00

OCWA Members without Reservations:  $45.00 (at the door)

Non-Members without Reservations:  $45.00 (at the door)

Reservations must be made by end-of-day, Tuesday, August 19
to qualify for the Reservation Rate.
Cancellations received AFTER this date CANNOT be refunded.

About Our Speaker

Amber Boone

General Manager,
South Orange County Wastewater Authority

Amber Boone was appointed General Manager of the South Orange County Wastewater Authority (SOCWA) in February 2025. She has two master’s degrees in environmental science and policy from Johns Hopkins University and Public Administration from the University of Southern California.

Amber has worked in public service for two decades with multiple leadership roles in industry advocacy and technical groups. Her leadership focus is on public sector efficiency, advanced science and engineering principles that lead policy development, and implementation of tools such as AI to augment public service intelligence.

Amber is currently working on a digital transformation at SOCWA and developing software products to provide technical assistance, expedite permit processing, automate internal workflows, and generally speed the delivery of services for the public benefit.