Harmful Algal Blooms, or HABs, occur in water bodies across the United States and can result in negative impacts to drinking water, local business, and community recreation opportunities. In this webinar, you will learn how to recognize a harmful algal bloom and the underlying causes, as well as receive a brief overview of watershed management strategies aimed at preventing HABs. Additionally, you will hear lessons learned from New York State experts in HABs monitoring and key takeaways for local governments and drinking water utilities. Presenters: Nick Willis, Program Manager, Wichita State University EFC and Aimee Clinkhammer, Watershed Coordinator, Finger Lakes Water Hub, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

The United States Environmental Protection Agency is offering a free webinar as part of their small systems monthly series.  A certificate of attendance will be offered for this webinar as well.  The toxins released by wildfires can make their way into the water system, and in light of the current environment the information is more useful than ever.  There will be an optional Q&A session from 3:00 to 3:30. You can register here: attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2152789201095229455 Detritus material in forest watersheds is the major terrestrial source of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and disinfection byproduct (DBP) precursors in water bodies used as drinking water sources and is also a fuel that can ignite wildfires. In these watersheds, hot temperatures and dry conditions increase the likelihood of high-severity wildfires.  To help reduce this risk, low-severity prescribed burning is used as a forest management practice to reduce fuel loads from forest floor detritus material. In either high- or low-severity fires, DOM exported to source waters from managed watersheds is likely to have different characteristics and treatability compared to DOM exported from unburned watersheds. These potential source water quality changes may require that drinking water utilities adapt their treatment processes to account for these changes. Modeling […]

This webinar will look at the technology, operation and maintenance of water systems that create new or expanded water for a community.  By nature, these sources tend to be locally controlled.  In the case of ground water, it can have contaminants such as iron or manganese, nitrate, or water that is brackish that make it unsuitable for drinking water unless some advanced treatment technology is used.  We will also look at re-purifying waste water being treated for purple pipe, ground water recharge, and lake augmentation.  We will look at the example of the world's largest water re-purification system:  Orange County Ground Water Recharge System (GWRS).  This webinar will look at the advanced treatment choices and show the GWRS as a model for other projects. This webinar is 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm on September 29 and September 30. Earn up to 6 contact hours. Instructor: Henry Palechek Member $80 / Non-member $100 Online registration for this webinar closes on September 27.