Climate Resilience Training for Water Sector Utilities in the Four Corners Region
Date and Time
9:00 am - 5:00 pm MDT
Location
Dolores Public Lands Office
29211 CO-184
Dolores, CO 81323
United States
Event Host
Event Type
Description
EPA’s Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative and EPA Region 8 are hosting a free, in-person training for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities, including Tribal utilities, in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. This training will cover topics including regional climate trends and projections, tools to build a climate risk assessment, adaptation strategies to mitigate climate threats, a utility case study from Cortez Sanitation District (CO), water equity and environmental justice, and utility infrastructure financing. Continuing education units have been approved for certified drinking water and wastewater operators from Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. Training hours will also be accepted by the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona. To receive CEUs, you must register, attend the entire training, and complete a short feedback form. [Navajo Nation EPA drinking and wastewater applications, and Utah drinking water application, pending.]
The Training will be held at the Dolores Public Lands Office in Dolores, Colorado on September 18, 2024 (9:00am – 5:00pm MDT). For more information, contact Audrey Ramming, [email protected].