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SUMMARY:U.S. Hydropower Supply Chain: Gaps and Potential Remedies
DESCRIPTION:Join Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and experts from the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO)\, other government agencies\, and the hydropower industry to explore gaps facing the U.S. hydropower supply chain along with potential remedies. Hear from the Secretary and a panel of experts on what these findings mean to the U.S. Department of Energy and the industry moving forward. This discussion is part of WPTO’s efforts to engage with the hydropower community on strategies to secure and encourage domestic manufacturing.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/u-s-hydropower-supply-chain-gaps-and-potential-remedies/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T120000
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CREATED:20240703T155822Z
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SUMMARY:Climate Change: Nutrient & Sediment Impacts
DESCRIPTION:Role of Climate and Nutrient Inputs in Influencing Riverine and Coastal Nutrient Loads – Robert Sabo\, EPA Office of Research and Development\n\nLeveraging some of the best-available empirical nitrogen and phosphorus input-output budget information and environmental and climate datasets\, researchers at EPA and their collaborators are developing powerful deep learning models to explain the spatial and temporal patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution to waterways across the U.S. This presentation will cover the development of this modeling work\, including how these models will help identify likely drivers of water quality improvement and degradation since the 1990s and highlight what local factors (e.g.\, soil characteristics\, climate) enhance or diminish the loss of nutrients to waterways. In addition\, these predictive models will be used to evaluate the sensitivity of watershed nutrient loss to shifts in precipitation and increases in temperature due to projected changes in climate in the coming decades. \n  \n\nAssessment of Chesapeake Climate Change Using A Suite of Atmospheric\, Land Use\, Watershed\, and Estuarine\, Models – Lewis Linker\, EPA Region 3 Chesapeake Bay Program Office\n\nThis presentation will cover a comprehensive analysis of climate change in the Chesapeake watershed and tidal waters using an integrated suite of land use\, airshed\, watershed\, and estuarine models.  The analysis supports the historic 2010 Chesapeake Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)\, the largest and most complex in the nation\, in offsetting current and future climate impacts by quantifying its impairments.  The analysis looked at 23 separable elements of climate change\, such as changes in atmospheric deposition of nitrogen\, nutrient speciation\, tidal wetland loss to sea level rise\, and others\, with a quantification of the impact of change climate conditions on many of the separate elements.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/climate-change-nutrient-sediment-impacts/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T090000
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SUMMARY:PFAS in “Real World” Samples
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Marina Evich and Anna Robuck\, EPA ORD Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling \nThe complexity of environmental exposures can be difficult to adequately capture in laboratory settings\, necessitating the analysis of ‘real world’ samples for many contaminants including legacy and novel PFAS. Following large scale historic contamination spanning decades in New Jersey\, multiple environmental media\, including soil\, sediment\, water\, and biota\, were collected and analyzed using high resolution mass spectrometry\, providing a more accurate understanding of the occurrence and behavior of novel\, understudied\, and legacy PFAS in interconnected environmental matrices.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/pfas-in-real-world-samples/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T133000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240627T184620Z
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SUMMARY:Temperature\, Precipitation\, & More: Datasets for Comprehensive Analysis of Local Climate Change Impacts
DESCRIPTION:EPA’s Dynamically Downscaled Ensemble (EDDE) is a collection of complex 3D physics-based models reflecting the potential changes over time to weather\, extreme events\, and regional climate across much of North America out to the year 2100. EDDE includes data that are driven by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios and global-scale models. The regional datasets within EDDE are created using state-of-the-science numerical models that consider the physical interactions of the atmosphere\, soil\, and water. The output in EDDE is archived at the regional model’s spatial scale and at hourly increments over historical and future periods that span multiple decades. These data were prepared by EPA to support assessment\, adaptation\, and resilience activities to protect human health and the environment. This webinar will discuss EDDE Version 1 data availability\, as well as the design and release timeline of EDDE Version 2.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/temperature-precipitation-more-datasets-for-comprehensive-analysis-of-local-climate-change-impacts/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T130000
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CREATED:20240611T181204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240611T181204Z
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SUMMARY:Understanding Extreme Weather Events: Impacts of Extreme Precipitation and the Urban Heat Island
DESCRIPTION:EPA ORD Air\, Climate\, & Energy Research Webinar – Understanding Extreme Weather Events: Impacts of Extreme Precipitation and the Urban Heat Island. Moderator: Sherri Hunt\, EPA’s Office of Research and Development.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/understanding-extreme-weather-events-impacts-of-extreme-precipitation-and-the-urban-heat-island/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T110000
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SUMMARY:Clean Water Access During Emergencies
DESCRIPTION:Following an emergency event\, communities need access to clean water for drinking\, cooking\, cleaning\, showering\, laundry\, and medical triage. EPA partnered with WaterStep to develop a modular\, mobile water treatment system known as Water on Wheels – Emergency Mobile Water Treatment System (WOW Cart). The WOW Cart has deployed in response to hurricanes\, tornadoes\, multi-county flooding\, and decontamination of dam and levee pressure relief wells. Additionally\, WOW Carts were sent to Ukraine\, multiple state prisons to improve sustainability\, ruggedized for military specifications including arctic conditions\, and provide remote monitoring data transmission. \nThis webinar will present proposed capability expansion of WOW Cart to address the removal of heavy metals\, brackish water\, and pre-treat extremely poor raw water sources. It will discuss future deployments to integrate the WOW Cart into a packaged greywater reuse system and for use at fire fighting camps. Dave Carney\, with Kentucky’s Healthcare Coalitions\, will discuss the integration of the WOW Cart into their Emergency Response Plan and the use of the ‘Lily Pad Concept’ to pre-deploy multiple WOW Carts across the State.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/clean-water-access-during-emergencies/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240625T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240625T123000
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SUMMARY:Small Drinking Water Systems: Inorganics Treatment: Arsenic and Nitrate
DESCRIPTION:1. Biological Nitrate Treatment: Innovations and Challenges\nThis presentation will focus on a biological nitrate treatment pilot study conducted at a water treatment plant. The study used an innovative denitrification system and nitrogen gas sparging to lower dissolved oxygen concentration\, and it sometimes achieved complete denitrification. This discussion will also focus on the challenges of matching the acetic acid feed to a variable influent nitrate concentration and addressing clogging by bacterial flocs. The treatment approach showed promise; however\, reactor design enhancements are needed to bring this technology to small systems. Asher Keithley\, EPA Office of Research and Development. \n2. Arsenic Refresher\nThis presentation will provide an overview of arsenic chemistry and treatment considerations. Arsenic accumulation in the distribution system and potential release back to the water will also be discussed\, based on retrospective data analysis from EPA’s arsenic demonstration program. Simoni Triantafyllidou\, EPA Office of Research and Development \n3. An Arsenic Case Study in California: Oasis Mobile Home Park\nThis presentation will provide an overview of EPA Region 9’s enforcement case with Oasis Mobile Home Park for violation of the Arsenic Rule. Key topics will include environmental justice\, enforcement\, technical conditions\, and community and stakeholder engagement. The unique challenges and successes of trying to bring a small public water system back into compliance will also be discussed. Maria Alberty\, EPA Region 9 \nPresenter Bios
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/small-drinking-water-systems-inorganics-treatment-arsenic-and-nitrate/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240625T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240625T090000
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CREATED:20240618T132123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T132123Z
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SUMMARY:Quality on Tap: Water Reuse Technologies
DESCRIPTION:Water reuse technologies offer sustainable solutions for a variety of water quality needs. Join this webinar to hear from Better Buildings and Better Plants partners that are leading the charge in water conservation by recycling and reusing water without compromising on quality.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/quality-on-tap-water-reuse-technologies/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240620T090000
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CREATED:20240612T185956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240612T185956Z
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SUMMARY:Commerce hosted IRS Elective Pay/Direct Pay Webinar Session
DESCRIPTION:Elective Pay/Direct Pay will be held Thursday\, June 20th from 10:00 am to 11:00 am CST. \nThis webinar will be presented by Alan Gregerson with the IRS and cover an overview of the Elective Pay/Direct Pay\, Applicable Entities\, Registration Process\, and how to claim these Elective Pay/ Direct Pay amounts.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/commerce-hosted-irs-elective-pay-direct-pay-webinar-session/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240612T173000
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CREATED:20240604T134340Z
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SUMMARY:Michigan's Environmental Justice Impact Grants and the Michigan Justice40 Accelerator
DESCRIPTION:To achieve environmental justice\, investment is critical. That’s why the State of Michigan is offering two new opportunities for funding and capacity building that are designed to have impact in communities with environmental justice concerns. Join the Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate\, the Office of Climate and Energy\, and Elevate Energy to learn how to apply for the state’s first environmental justice focused grants and how to become part of the first cohort of the Michigan Justice40 Accelerator. \nThe goal of both programs is to address historical inequities and build capacity in communities across the state. The Environmental Justice Impact Grant program is focused on reducing environmental health burdens and impacts in Michigan’s environmental justice communities\, and the Michigan Justice40 Accelerator is designed to build capacity in disadvantaged communities and communities with environmental justice concerns. Webinar attendees will hear about both program goals and benefits\, eligible projects\, the application process and deadlines. \nEligible applicants for either program should attend. These entities include federally recognized Tribes\, community-based non-profit organizations\, schools (including school districts and daycares)\, institutions of higher education\, and local governments (see both programs’ information for eligibility details). Partners or entities that engage with eligible applicants related to environmental and climate justice may also be interested in attending. Attendees will receive links to all application materials and a walk through of the program guide and application process for the Environmental Justice Impact Grants; attendees also will gain an understanding of the benefits and the competitive application process for the Justice40 Accelerator.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/michigans-environmental-justice-impact-grants-and-the-michigan-justice40-accelerator/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240611T130000
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CREATED:20240603T190128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T190128Z
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SUMMARY:Cumulative Impacts: How Potential Flood Exposures\, Resource Access\, and Social Vulnerability Affect Resilience Outcomes
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will cover geospatial model development and model applications in cumulative impacts research. The presentation will discuss the basic concepts and data that drive the models\, as well as case studies that illustrate their utility in decision-making\, goal setting and goal tracking. The research is grounded in environmental justice and resilience frameworks and is meant to connect local disparities to broader resilience outcomes\, with a focus on delivering information at multiple geographic scales. ​
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/cumulative-impacts-how-potential-flood-exposures-resource-access-and-social-vulnerability-affect-resilience-outcomes/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240410T195405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T195405Z
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SUMMARY:2024 RCPP NFO Applicant Outreach Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will provide general information for applicants submitting proposals for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Please refer to the RCPP website for more information. Regional Conservation Partnership Program | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov)
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/2024-rcpp-nfo-applicant-outreach-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240521T120000
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CREATED:20240509T182509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T182509Z
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SUMMARY:Creating & Maintaining Drinking Water Data Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join EPIC\, the Center for Geospatial Solutions (CGS)\, and the Internet of Water (IoW) on May 21st for a webinar highlighting ways to easily maintain and update drinking water data. We’ll dive into details on a key drinking water dataset—who gets water from whom?—and learn about tools to easily collate\, create and update this information. We’ll feature innovative solutions like IoW/CGS’s BoundarySync tool\, which is designed to lower the digital divide for water utilities and streamline the data curation process. We’ll also open the discussion to learn from others about how this data complements lead service line inventories. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to deepen your understanding of critical drinking water datasets and the transformative possibilities they present.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/creating-maintaining-drinking-water-data-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240515T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240429T175602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T175602Z
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SUMMARY:Prescribed Burning and Smoke Management Planning
DESCRIPTION:Prescribed burning is the deliberate and careful control of fires to help prevent more destructive fires or to kill off unwanted plants that compete with commercial species for plant nutrients. This webinar will focus on a prescribed burning case study in Flint Hills\, Kansas. This ecoregion is an economically and ecologically important area encompassing the largest tallgrass prairie ecosystem in North America. Prescribed fires are used annually to control invasive woody species and improve forage production for the multi-billion-dollar beef-cattle industry. However\, burning releases harmful pollutants that can contribute to air quality problems for communities across a multi-state area near the burning site. \nEPA ORD\, EPA Region 7\, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment\, and Kansas State University collaborated to use EPA’s VELMA model to synthesize long-term experimental data to describe the combined effects of climate\, fire\, grazing\, topography\, and soil moisture and nutrients on tallgrass prairie productivity and fuel loads. VELMA\, the Visualizing Ecosystem Land Management Assessments Model\, is a tool designed to model effective decisions for a wide array of environmental issues. It is a spatially explicit ecohydrological watershed model that planners can use to visualize the effects of their decisions. \nResults provide (1) timely air quality and “to burn or not to burn” advisories during the Flint Hills prescribed burning season\, and (2) technical support for exploring tallgrass prairie management options for balancing air quality\, tallgrass prairie sustainability\, and associated economic and health benefits for Flint Hills and downwind communities. This work is just one example of VELMA’s applicability for informing prescribed fire best practices across ecoregions – another is EPA’s 2021 publication describing a multi-model effort to compare environmental and health impacts of prescribed fire versus wildfire in western US forest lands.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/prescribed-burning-and-smoke-management-planning/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240429T175341Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240429T175341Z
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SUMMARY:Contaminant Fate in Wastewater Systems/Treatment Plants and Aerosolization
DESCRIPTION:EPA’s Office of Research and Development hosts this webinar series to share current research activities and results. This webinar series covers the latest information on research supporting EPA’s response to chemical\, biological\, and radiological incidents\, as well as natural disasters. This forum allows EPA to communicate directly with partners and stakeholders to foster collaboration and dissemination of information.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/contaminant-fate-in-wastewater-systems-treatment-plants-and-aerosolization/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240507T100000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240501T174518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240501T174518Z
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SUMMARY:Minority Producers in the Climate Transition
DESCRIPTION:Minority farmers and ranchers are a critical component of our nation’s food security\, land management\, and environmental stewardship pathways. Yet farmers and ranchers of color remain severely under-invested in and underserved across the spectrum of public agricultural programs. This panel will discuss the state of minority producers in the climate transition\, the alternative pathways created by minority producers for information and resource access as a result of exclusion from past and current government programs\, and the role of economists and researchers in developing sustainable agriculture solutions for climate change that reflect the different opportunities and pathways available to producers of color. \nSpeakers: \n– Seanicaa (Edwards) Herron\, Freedmen Heirs Foundation \n– Dr. LaKisha Odom\, Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research \n– Suzanne Russo\, Resources for the Future (Moderator)
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/minority-producers-in-the-climate-transition/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240430T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240430T123000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240410T195147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T195147Z
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SUMMARY:EPA Small Drinking Water Systems Webinar: PFAS Drinking Water Regulation and Treatment Methods
DESCRIPTION:1. Overview of EPA’s Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation\nThis presentation will provide an overview of the final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation\, including the key regulatory requirements and timing for water systems and drinking water primacy agencies to comply with these requirements\, background on the regulation development\, and funding information to support rule implementation. Presenter: Ashley Greene\, EPA’s Office of Water \n2. Removal of PFAS Compounds from Drinking Water: Fundamentals and Applications\nThis presentation will focus on the three treatment processes designated as best available technologies for PFAS removal from drinking water: granular activated carbon (GAC)\, ion exchange (IX)\, and membranes (NF/RO). There will be a brief discussion on the fundamentals of each process followed by basic considerations of process selection\, process design\, and costing. Presenter: Nicholas Dugan\, EPA’s Office of Research and Development
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/epa-small-drinking-water-systems-webinar-pfas-drinking-water-regulation-and-treatment-methods/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240410T195524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T195535Z
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SUMMARY:2024 RCPP NFO Applicant Outreach Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will provide general information for applicants submitting proposals for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). Please refer to the RCPP website for more information. Regional Conservation Partnership Program | Natural Resources Conservation Service (usda.gov).
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/7198/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240423T123000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240410T194912Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T194912Z
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SUMMARY:Drinking Water Professional Community Webinar on EPA's Final PFAS NPDWR
DESCRIPTION:EPA is hosting an informational webinar specifically for the drinking water professional community on April 23\, 2024 about EPA’s recently finalized Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR). During the webinar\, EPA will provide information and an overview of the final PFAS NPDWR\, including the regulation’s requirements and implementation timeline. \nThe webinar will be informational only. To view the final NPDWR and for more supporting information\, please see EPA’s PFAS NPDWR website at: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas. \nRegistration for the webinar is required. Translations and disability access support can be requested during webinar registration. If you are unable to attend the webinar\, a recording and the presentation material will be made available following the webinar on EPA’s PFAS drinking water rule website at: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas. For webinar registration issues\, logistical questions\, or if you experience any technical difficulties during the public webinar\, please contact pfasmeetingsupport@cadmusgroup.com. For all other questions\, related to the public webinar\, please contact PFASNPDWR@epa.gov. \nPlease note that EPA is hosting two other similar informational webinars on the final PFAS NPDWR. One is intended for communities on April 16th\, 2024\, and the other is on April 30\, 2024\, and intended for small drinking water systems as part of EPA’s Small Systems Webinar Series \n(https://www.epa.gov/water-research/small-drinking-water-systems-webinar-series). As much of the webinar presentation information will be similar and due to capacity limitations\, EPA requests that registrants only register for one of the three webinars. The webinar recordings and presentation materials will be made available following the webinars on EPA’s PFAS NPDWR website. For registration information on all the webinars please see EPA’s PFAS NPDWR website. \nBackground Information: \nIn 2021\, EPA released the PFAS Strategic Roadmap (https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-strategic-roadmap-epas-commitments-action-2021-2024) laying out an approach to addressing PFAS across the Agency. Establishing an NPDWR for PFAS is a key action in the Roadmap. More information about the final PFAS drinking water regulation is available at: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/drinking-water-professional-community-webinar-on-epas-final-pfas-npdwr/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T120000
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SUMMARY:General Public Webinar on EPA's Final PFAS NPDWR
DESCRIPTION:EPA is hosting an informational webinar for communities on April 16\, 2024 about EPA’s recently finalized Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR). During the webinar\, EPA will provide information and an overview of the final PFAS NPDWR\, including the regulation’s requirements and implementation timeline. \nThe webinar will be informational only. To view the final NPDWR and for more supporting information\, please see EPA’s PFAS NPDWR website at: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas. \nRegistration for the webinar is required. Translations and disability access support can be requested during webinar registration. If you are unable to attend the webinar\, a recording and the presentation material will be made available following the webinar on EPA’s PFAS drinking water rule website at: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas. For webinar registration issues\, logistical questions\, or if you experience any technical difficulties during the public webinar\, please contact pfasmeetingsupport@cadmusgroup.com. For all other questions\, related to the public webinar\, please contact PFASNPDWR@epa.gov. \nPlease note that EPA is hosting two other similar informational webinars on the final PFAS NPDWR. One is intended for the drinking water professional community on April 23\, 2024\, and the other is on April 30\, 2024\, and intended for small drinking water systems as part of EPA’s Small System \nWebinar Series (https://www.epa.gov/water-research/small-drinking-water-systems-webinar-series). As much of the webinar presentation information will be similar and due to capacity limitations\, EPA requests that registrants only register for one of the three webinars. The webinar recordings and presentation materials will be made available following the webinars on EPA’s PFAS NPDWR website. For registration information on all three webinars please see EPA’s PFAS NPDWR website. \nBackground Information: \nIn 2021\, EPA released the PFAS Strategic Roadmap (https://www.epa.gov/pfas/pfas-strategic-roadmap-epas-commitments-action-2021-2024) laying out an approach to addressing PFAS across the Agency. Establishing an NPDWR for PFAS is a key action in the Roadmap. More information about the final PFAS drinking water regulation is available at: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/general-public-webinar-on-epas-final-pfas-npdwr/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240416T070000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240329T152019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T152019Z
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SUMMARY:Source Water Grant Program – 50% Match Funding to Protect Your Drinking Water
DESCRIPTION:Please join us to learn how your community can receive funding to protect your drinking water. This webinar will provide information on grant eligible funding\, activities\, and tips to ensure your application meets EGLE requirements. This training will include a demonstration of the grant application process\, common application errors\, and tips to increase the likelihood your grant request is awarded. \nAfter registering\, you will receive an email from “EGLE-Events” with a link for you to use to join the webinar. This webinar is approved for 0.1 CECs in the technical category for drinking water operators. Individuals needing language assistance or accommodations for effective participation should contact Joel Roseberry\, roseberryj@michigan.gov by April 9\, 2024 to request language\, mobility\, visual\, hearing\, translation\, and/or other assistance.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/source-water-grant-program-50-match-funding-to-protect-your-drinking-water/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240410T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240410T130000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240327T184250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T184523Z
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SUMMARY:Interconnected Injustices: Understanding Cumulative Impacts
DESCRIPTION:Across the United States\, low-income communities and communities of color are subject to an array of environmental burdens such as pollution\, limited healthcare\, and systemic racism. These stressors aren’t independent: one burden can make individuals disproportionately vulnerable to others. However\, cumulative impacts are not always considered by environmental justice screening tools and other policy processes. There have been some recent changes in the US to address this problem. New state laws are attempting to address cumulative impacts\, and federal funding through the Inflation Reduction Act and Justice40 is largely geared toward Environmental Justice initiatives. With these new policies\, the tools policymakers are using to carry out environmental policy must incorporate cumulative impacts. \nJoin Resources for the Future (RFF) on Wednesday\, April 10 for “Environmental Justice: Understanding Cumulative Impacts\,” the second webinar in our 2024 Exposure event series. At this event\, we will dive deep into these cumulative impacts and the importance of understanding them when shaping environmental policy. \nSpeakers: \n• Ana Baptista\, The New School \n• Peggy Shepard\, WE ACT for Environmental Justice \n• Lucija Muehlenbachs\, University of Calgary and Resources for the Future (Moderator)
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/interconnected-injustices-understanding-cumulative-impacts/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240409T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240409T110000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240308T155451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T155451Z
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SUMMARY:Storm Recovery: Do you know what to do with storm debris? New Tools for Responding to Natural Disasters
DESCRIPTION:Climate change is expected to worsen the frequency\, intensity\, and impact from extreme weather events\, like floods\, tornadoes\, and ice storms. Natural disasters generally result in significant damage to infrastructure and increase in the amount and types of materials requiring disposal. This can pose a threat or substantial nuisance to human health and environmental if not handled quickly and properly. See the new resources at Michigan.gov/EGLEStormRecovery and join us to learn more! \nIn this webinar\, emergency responders\, local officials\, community planners\, and Michigan residents will learn about: \n• The regulations for managing storm debris. \n• EGLE’s authority and Michigan’s process for obtaining an Emergency Solid Waste Disposal Authorization in response to a natural disaster. \n• New online tools to help prepare for and respond to a natural disaster. \nJoin us for this webinar to learn how you and your community can prepare for and be ready to respond to a natural disaster in your community.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/storm-recovery-do-you-know-what-to-do-with-storm-debris-new-tools-for-responding-to-natural-disasters/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240410
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240123T204037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T204037Z
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SUMMARY:Water Week 2024 and National Water Policy Fly-In
DESCRIPTION:Each year Water Week invites water professionals from across the nation to help advance key water policy priorities such as sustained growth in federal infrastructure investment\, addressing water affordability\, supporting water research & development and advancing sound science-based solutions\, and making our critical infrastructure more resilient. \nNational Water Policy Fly-In | April 9\, 2024\nThe one-day event will take place on April 9\, 2024\, where attendees will gather to network and hear from key senior EPA and other government officials. The afternoon will be reserved for attendees to meet with legislators on Capitol Hill and\, finally\, attendees will round out the day with friends and colleagues at the 2024 Water Week Reception.  A joint one-pager will be available for attendees to use as a “leave behind” when attending Hill visits.\n\nThe Fly-In is co-hosted by WEF\, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies\, the Water Research Foundation\, and the WateReuse Association.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/water-week-2024-and-national-water-policy-fly-in/
LOCATION:Capitol Hill
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T110000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240305T201122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T201139Z
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SUMMARY:Creating and Maintaining Drinking Water Data
DESCRIPTION:Join EPIC\, the Center for Geospatial Solutions (CGS)\, and the Internet of Water (IoW) on March 19th at 1:00PM EST for a webinar highlighting easy ways to maintain and update key drinking water data. This is an interactive webinar on creating and maintaining drinking water data. We’ll dive into details on a key drinking water dataset—one that can tell us who gets water from whom—and learn about tools to easily collate\, create\, and update this information. \nWe’ll feature innovative solutions like IoW/CGS’s BoundarySync tool\, designed to narrow the digital divide for water utilities and streamline the data curation process. And we’ll learn from others\, and discuss\, how this data complements lead service line inventories.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/creating-and-maintaining-drinking-water-data/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20231102T210741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231102T211158Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Water Policy Conference
DESCRIPTION:The water sector’s premier policy event\, AMWA’s 2024 Water Policy Conference\, will provide utility leaders with a legislative and regulatory outlook amid an election year\, March 19-21\, in the nation’s capital at the Hilton Washington DC National Mall\, The Wharf. The conference will feature: \n\nMembers of Congress leading key committees.\nBiden Administration officials at EPA and other federal agencies.\nWashington insiders in tune with the political landscape.\nAMWA staff\, who will provide their perspectives on key federal priorities such as emerging contaminants and lead service line replacements.\n\nIn addition to the informative sessions\, attendees will have the opportunity for peer-to-peer exchange through networking breaks and reception.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/2024-water-policy-conference/
LOCATION:Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies\, 1620 I Street\, NW\, Suite 500\, Washington\, DC\, 20006
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T170000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240213T220338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T220338Z
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SUMMARY:Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) Workshop
DESCRIPTION:NRCS will hold a Wetland Reserve Easement (WRE) Workshop from 5-8 p.m. on March 19 at the Harrington Fire Hall. Seating is limited so attendees are encouraged to pre-register by March 8.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/wetland-reserve-easement-wre-workshop/
LOCATION:Harrington Fire Hall\, 20 Clark St.\, Harrington\, DE\, 19952
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240312T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240312T160000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240213T221020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T221020Z
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SUMMARY:Social Systems and Justice in the Fifth National Climate Assessment
DESCRIPTION:Climate change impacts our health\, environment\, and economy\, with differentiated effects on communities and peoples around the United States and the globe. Human activities have been the dominant driver of climate change and it is inextricably tied to a history of human development and decision-making from individuals to organizations to entire societies. For these reasons\, we cannot fully understand or respond to current or future changes in climate without understanding the history of human organization – that is\, without understanding the social systems that influence these climactic changes. \nThis webinar shares findings from the Fifth National Climate Assessment’s Social Systems and Justice chapter. This is the first-ever chapter to address whether and how the actions taken to create\, mitigate\, or adapt to climate change are expected to produce just or unjust outcomes. This webinar will review the chapter’s three key messages: social systems are changing the climate and distributing its impacts inequitably; social systems structure how people perceive and communicate about climate change; and climate justice is possible if processes like migration and energy transitions are equitable. It will also discuss related materials from the report’s sectoral and regional chapters.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/social-systems-and-justice-in-the-fifth-national-climate-assessment/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240228T150000
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240213T220834Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240213T220834Z
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SUMMARY:Effectiveness of Nutrient Management for Reducing Nutrient Losses from Agricultural Fields
DESCRIPTION:Nutrients in agricultural areas are managed based on the 4Rs of nutrient stewardship: apply the right nutrient source\, with the right rate\, at the right time\, in the right place. However\, nutrient discharge is an ongoing environmental concern\, and management practices for water quality improvements present many challenges due to complex processes and mechanisms in nutrient cycling and other factors associated with  agricultural conservation practices such as residue and tillage management. \nThis presentation will discuss two investigations focused on nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) and emphasizes the need for government agencies to work together to address potential economic losses due to implementation of lower fertilizer rates for water quality improvement.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/effectiveness-of-nutrient-management-for-reducing-nutrient-losses-from-agricultural-fields/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240225
DTSTAMP:20260606T121202
CREATED:20240207T153743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240207T153757Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Gulf Coast Water Conservation Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This symposium brings together local water utility and resource managers\, engineers\, architects\, educators\, communicators\, and community members to learn about water resource management and water conservation. The one-day program will provide information on implementing successful water conservation programs\, funding opportunities for water conservation projects\, effectively engaging customers\, and planning for the future. \nLocation: Embassy Suites-Energy Corridor in Houston\, TX.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/2024-gulf-coast-water-conservation-symposium/
LOCATION:Embassy Suites-Energy Corridor in Houston\, TX\, Houston\, TX
CATEGORIES:Conference
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