Description: Small wastewater systems with limited budgets and staff face stormwater challenges such as flooding, pollution, and aging infrastructure. Small communities face the same stormwater challenges as large cities, flooding, pollution, and aging infrastructure but with limited budgets and staff. This 1-hour webinar provides a practical introduction to stormwater runoff and hydrology, with a focus on how stormwater affects wastewater systems and local watersheds. Participants will learn how nutrients and contaminants in runoff impact receiving waters, and how green infrastructure can be used to manage stormwater. The webinar will end with a walkthrough of free EPA tools that can be used to support planning, decision-making, and grant applications.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how stormwater runoff and hydrology affect flooding, water quality, and wastewater system performance
• Identify common nutrients and contaminants in stormwater and understand their impacts on wastewater systems
• Describe green infrastructure approaches
• Use free EPA stormwater and green infrastructure tools to support planning, decision-making, and funding applications

Presenter: Danish Kumar, Climate Change Program Manager, University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center

Certificate: This webinar has NOT been submitted for approval of continuing education credit. We can provide a certificate of attendance to eligible attendees, but cannot guarantee it will meet your PDH or CEU requirements.

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people, or wastewater systems with an average daily flow of less than 1 million gallons
• Decision-makers for water and wastewater utilities, including mayors, finance officers, utility managers, public works directors, city councilors, board members, tribal council members, and clerks
• Consultants and technical assistance providers serving water and wastewater systems

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