Description: The future of water is uncertain given climate impacts and other potential challenges, such as extended power outages and pandemics. While we cannot necessarily change the future, we can change how we adapt to it. This training is aimed at building resilience into the water utility to handle the next major challenge.

Resilience can come from a variety of approaches and actions, including understanding how to plan for an uncertain future, partnering with others (both traditional partners and non-traditional partners), accessing state and federal funding, planning for long-term capital needs, evaluating financial health, and considering supply chain issues and potential actions that can be taken to address them.

With all of the upcoming infrastructure funding a logical question is “how do you get your piece of the pie?” This training will help you answer that question.

Leaning Objectives:

• Are you ready for the next crisis? Attendees will learn actions they can take to prepare for the next crisis and increase resilience.
• How do you get your piece of the pie? Attendees will learn what funding is available to them, how it has increased, and how to apply for it. Attendees will also learn how funding can increase resiliency and better prepare you for the next crisis.
• Do you understand the power of partnership? Attendees will learn how partnerships can help prepare for the next challenge and about non-traditional partnerships.

Trainers: Heather Himmelberger, Director; and joni palmer, Project Director, Southwest Environmental Finance Center at the University of New Mexico

Cost: Complimentary.

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

Continuing Education Units: Pending approval.

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