The “Building Resilience and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities” webinar series will provide training to the Northern Great Plains climate region (MT, WY, ND, SD, NE) in October and November 2021. The four sessions focus on EPA’s  Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool, as well as the financing of adaptation options.  

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is hosting a free two-session virtual workshop to assist community (drinking) water systems (CWSs) in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Tribal Nations, and the Pacific Islands with developing or updating Emergency Response Plans (ERPs) in accordance with America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) Section 2013(b). AWIA Section 2013(b) requires CWSs serving more than 3,300 people to develop or update ERPs that incorporates the findings of their risk and resilience assessment. CWSs serving fewer than 3,300 people are also welcome to attend. This workshop will provide a broad overview of the requirements and the new EPA ERP Template and Instructions that will assist water utilities with developing an ERP in accordance with AWIA Section 2013(b). The virtual workshop will also provide more detailed information on specific response areas such as cybersecurity. More information about AWIA Section 2013(b) compliance is available at https://www.epa.gov/waterresilience/awia-section-2013. To register for the workshop, please go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpcOmpqjkrG9THxEGOhMiCvrx2Wlle8KGA. For more information you can also contact:  Bria Crawford, EPA; 202-564-9553; crawford.bria@epa.gov Will Keefer, Horsley Witten Group; 508-833-6600; wkeefer@horsleywitten.com