Please Note: This session requires a computer microphone so you can participate in the conversation. 

Description: This is an opportunity for you to speak with and hear from your peers. Has your water utility experienced emergency disruptions to service continuity? Are you facing long-term shocks to service from changing environmental conditions (drought, rainfall patterns, flooding), human-based threats (cyber attacks), or vulnerabilities (a shrinking workforce)? Do you plan for both emergency preparedness and longer-term resiliency?

We are inviting utility managers, operators, and decision makers to an online, interactive discussion of lessons and questions about resilience broadly defined.

USEPA has developed a substantial toolbox of free aids for risk and resilience planning. We have created a short document that provides a guide to all the tools from EPA and others and which briefly explains the broad resilience management approach we cover in our trainings. We’ll send you the current beta copy of the document and encourage you to review it before this session.

Our virtual 1.5 hour interactive discussion will aim to dive into these initial questions and beyond:

1. What tools and practices have helped you define risks to service continuity (beyond routine asset management and maintenance)? What lessons can other systems benefit from?
2. What are the chief obstacles to using risk-based resilience management tools? What supports can help (besides money)?
3. Where are the opportunities to strengthen resilience and service continuity through your day-to-day “normal” business functions as well as new practices?

Moderator:

• Dr. Jack Kartez, Emeritus Director, New England Environmental Finance Center

Cost: Free

Who Should Attend:

• Managers, owners, and operators of water systems serving less than 10,000 people
• Decision-makers for water 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 systems

Please Note: This Peer2Peer session 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.

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