U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative is providing a series of five, free webinars

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative is providing a series of five, free webinars

 

I’d appreciate your assistance in promoting our upcoming workshops which focus on how water utilities in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. (DE, MD, PA, VA, NJ, NY, CT) can adapt to climate change.   The virtual training sessions are free, 2-hour webinars. Below is information on this five-part webinar series.  Also attached is an informational flyer that provides more details on the training series.

 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative is providing a series of five, free webinars for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater (water sector) utility owners and operators, as well as other water sector stakeholders in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. This webinar training series titled “Building Resilience and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities” begins with an Introductory webinar concentrating on the impacts of climate change in the Mid-Atlantic, the identification of adaptation options, and a utility climate change risk assessment case study. The following four webinars focus on conducting a climate change risk assessment using EPA’s Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT), developing resilience and adaptation projects, and identifying financing programs to pay for infrastructure projects.

 

CREAT is a web-based risk assessment application for water sector utilities to assess and address current and potential future climate change impacts. This free training will help utilities incorporate climate change considerations into their decision-making, identify adaptation projects to build long-term resilience, and learn about federal and local resources for financing utility resilience projects. To learn more about CREAT success stories visit our Case Study and Information Exchange Map and to view other trainings visit the CRWU Training Center.

 

Introductory Webinar on Climate Impacts Wednesday, June 22, 2022

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

CREAT training Session 1 Tuesday, July 19, 2022

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

CREAT training Session 2 Thursday, July 21, 2022

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

CREAT training Session 3 Tuesday, July 26, 2022

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

CREAT training Session 4 Tuesday, August 2, 2022

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time

 

You can register for the free Mid-Atlantic Introductory webinar here:  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1963678711505353995

 

You can register for the free Mid-Atlantic CREAT training sessions here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/396749297599061517

 

(this message is being sent to state primacy agencies, Rural Water Assoc, WARN Chairs, water suppliers in DE, MD, PA, VA)

Patti Kay Wisniewski (she/her)

Drinking Water Preparedness and Resiliency Coordinator

US EPA Region 3

Drinking Water Section (3WD21)

New Address as of Monday, May 2nd, 2022

Four Penn Center

1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.

Philadelphia,PA 19103-2852

 

EPA Cell: 215-514-7893

Email: [email protected]

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