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SUMMARY:Restoring Aquatic Ecosystems to Improve Human Health and Well-being
DESCRIPTION:The degradation of aquatic ecosystems can have widespread impacts on both aquatic ecosystem function and aquatic organism health. This loss of ecological integrity can negatively affect aquatic ecosystems and can result in impairments to recreational water use or drinking water consumption\, loss of fish and wildlife populations\, and degraded aesthetics. Beneficial use impairment is presumed to impact human health; however\, comprehensive reporting of impacts on health outcomes is lacking. This webinar will present findings on two widespread impairments — degraded aesthetics and water contact resulting from combined sewage overflows — and how the relationship between ecological restoration and human health should be considered in a systems context.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/restoring-aquatic-ecosystems-to-improve-human-health-and-well-being/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:EPA’s Flood Cleanup Resources: Promoting Community Resilience through Risk Communication
DESCRIPTION:After a flood\, affected residents often want to assess the condition of their homes and businesses\, get rid of debris and muck\, and repair damaged property—however\, flooded buildings contain potential health risks. Getting information to the public after a disaster about what these health risks are and how to avoid them can be difficult. EPA’s Office of Research Development and Region 4 (Southeast) used the EPA’s risk communication framework and human-centered design techniques to figure out what information people affected by a flood need and how they make cleanup decisions. They used this input to create a website on how to safely clean out and fix up flooded homes. The website contains short how-to videos with step-by-step instruction from safely entering a flooded building to mold remediation techniques. The public can use this website to reduce hazards in the home after a flooding event to protect their health. It helps communities recover as quickly and safely as possible. The webinar will review the risk communication and human-centered design strategies used to develop the Flooded Homes Cleanup Guidance website and provide an overview of the website and its key features.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/epas-flood-cleanup-resources-promoting-community-resilience-through-risk-communication/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250520T110000
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SUMMARY:Funding Resources: Lead Service Line Replacement and Emerging Contaminants
DESCRIPTION:1. Funding for States to Support Lead Service Line Replacements and Addressing Emerging Contaminants. The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)—a federal-state partnership between EPA and states—can help communities improve their drinking water infrastructure by replacing lead service lines (LSLs) and reducing exposure to emerging contaminants\, including PFAS. The Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides $15 billion in funding specifically for replacing LSLs and $4 billion to address emerging contaminants in drinking water. IIJA provides an additional $11.7 billion in general-purpose funding through the DWSRF\, which can also be used for lead pipe replacement\, emerging contaminants\, or other drinking water infrastructure projects. This presentation will provide an overview of the DWSRF\, discuss borrower and project eligibilities for LSL identification and replacement\, and cover eligibilities for emerging contaminants in drinking water. \nKeelan Baldwin\, EPA Office of Water \nKeelan is a physical scientist with EPA’s Office of Water (OW)\, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW). She serves on the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Team\, where she assists with lead service line replacements and emerging contaminants under the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act. Previously\, Keelan worked with EPA as an ORISE research participant. \n2. Grant Funding for Public Water Systems to Address Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities. The Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant program appropriated $5 billion of non-competitive funding awards over five years for states\, territories\, and Tribes to improve drinking water quality. The grants empower them to better support their eligible communities in addressing emerging contaminants\, including PFAS. This presentation will provide an overview of the EC-SDC grant program\, including project and community eligibilities and examples. \nLida Daly\, EPA Office of Water \nLida is with EPA’s OW\, OGWDW where she leads the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities grant program for states and territories. Prior to joining EPA\, she worked at the United States Peace Corps Headquarters and previously served as a Peace Corps volunteer (PCV) in the Kyrgyz Republic working with rural women and sustainable community development. As a PCV\, Lida led a grant-funded drip irrigation project supporting rural farmers\, which fueled her passion to ensure that communities have access to water.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/funding-resources-lead-service-line-replacement-and-emerging-contaminants/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:AI in Disaster Preparedness\, Response\, and Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Disaster recovery requires a coordinated set of actions and strategies aimed at restoring affected areas immediately following an event. As the number of disasters per year significantly increases\, emergency managers and responders are inundated with large amounts of data processing and decision-making required for successful response and recovery outcomes. Artificial intelligence (AI) has a significant potential for facilitating many of these activities. By enhancing decision-making and communication\, AI would allow officials to concentrate more effectively on critical aspects of the response. \nThe EPA’s Homeland Security Research Program has been working to leverage AI and enhance disaster readiness for several years. This presentation will showcase real-world applications of AI and its future potential in disaster preparedness and recovery. The EPA is researching AI technology integration in a way that can significantly improve predictive capabilities\, streamline response efforts\, and optimize recovery processes\, ultimately reducing the impact on communities. This presentation will highlight successful implementation of AI in current disaster management scenarios\, providing tangible examples of technology-driven improvements in environmental cleanup outcomes.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/ai-in-disaster-preparedness-response-and-recovery/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Connecting Soil Health and Water Quality in Agricultural Systems
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Relationship Between Soil Health Practices and Water Cycling – Andrea Basche\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln \n\nRetaining water in the soil is critical to ensure that farmers can take advantage of rainfall when it is in excess and can hold onto it when it is not. In this presentation\, the relationship between soil health practices\, such as the use of cover crops\, and water cycling will be highlighted. The presentation will also highlight research on multiple scales in the state of Nebraska\, including on-farm experiments and watershed analyses\, demonstrating the potential of soil health practices to improve water and nitrogen cycling\, and to reduce the frequency of high-flow water events. \n  \n\nConnecting Soil Health Practices to Water Quality in Kansas – Emily Nusz\, EPA Region 7\, and Lena Wang\, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORISE)\n\nNitrogen is an important nutrient for crop yield and quality\, but excess nitrogen can leach from fields affecting groundwater and surface water quality. To improve soil nutrient retention\, many conservation groups and funding agencies are focused on building soil health in agricultural land. This research seeks to establish a monitoring framework for quantifying the benefits of soil health practices as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly method to promote nutrient use-efficiency and protect water supplies that would benefit many small/rural communities. Our research indicates that use of soil health practices may increase nutrient storage and reduce nutrient leaching throughout the winter\, thus providing more nutrients in spring for crop growth.  This is valuable information for farmers and others working to improve soil health. \nPresenters and Moderator \nAndrea Basche\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln \nAndrea Basche is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Her research team focuses on crop practices that offer “continuous roots” in the soil\, and the agronomy and resource conservation benefits they offer. \nEmily Nusz\, EPA Region 7 \nEmily Nusz is the Clean Water Act Section 319\, Nonpoint Source Water Quality Pollution\, State Coordinator for the State of Kansas at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\, Region 7. She works closely with the State of Kansas to implement soil health practices for water quality benefit as a technical advisor and project officer. \nLena Wang\, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORISE) \nLena Wang (pronounced Lina Wong) is an ORISE fellow based in EPA ORD’s Pacific Ecological Systems Division focusing on soil science and water quality. She earned a M.S. in Water Resources Sciences from Oregon State University in 2023. She is currently working as an ORISE Fellow with Jana Compton and Renée Brooks to understand how land management may influence nitrate leaching. \nJana Compton\, EPA Office of Research and Development – Moderator \nJana Compton is a research ecologist in EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Her research focuses on the connections between nutrient cycling on land and water quality.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/connecting-soil-health-and-water-quality-in-agricultural-systems-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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CREATED:20250430T191904Z
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SUMMARY:Wildfire Advancing Science Partnerships for Indoor Reductions of Smoke Exposures (ASPIRE) Study
DESCRIPTION:Many communities throughout the US are routinely exposed to elevated concentrations of particulate matter (PM) in wildland fire smoke. A common public health message is for people to go indoors when outdoor PM levels are elevated. While PM infiltration in single family homes has been relatively well studied\, less is known about how much comes indoors in commercial and nonresidential buildings (such as libraries\, fitness centers\, and schools). To fill knowledge gaps on smoke infiltration and mitigation indoors\, EPA researchers worked with community partners in Montana and California on a multifaceted study called the Wildfire Advancing Science Partnerships for Indoor Reductions of Smoke Exposures (ASPIRE) Study. This study began in 2019 and examined wildfire smoke indoor air quality impacts in public spaces and innovative approaches to reduce wildfire smoke indoors. This presentation will provide an overview of study components and some of the key results.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/wildfire-advancing-science-partnerships-for-indoor-reductions-of-smoke-exposures-aspire-study/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250425T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250425T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T145958Z
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SUMMARY:Connecting Soil Health and Water Quality in Agricultural Systems
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Relationship Between Soil Health Practices and Water Cycling – Andrea Basche\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln \n\nRetaining water in the soil is critical to ensure that farmers can take advantage of rainfall when it is in excess and can hold onto it when it is not. In this presentation\, the relationship between soil health practices\, such as the use of cover crops\, and water cycling will be highlighted. The presentation will also highlight research on multiple scales in the state of Nebraska\, including on-farm experiments and watershed analyses\, demonstrating the potential of soil health practices to improve water and nitrogen cycling\, and to reduce the frequency of high-flow water events. \n\nConnecting Soil Health Practices to Water Quality in Kansas – Emily Nusz\, EPA Region 7\, and Lena Wang\, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORISE)\n\nNitrogen is an important nutrient for crop yield and quality\, but excess nitrogen can leach from fields affecting groundwater and surface water quality. To improve soil nutrient retention\, many conservation groups and funding agencies are focused on building soil health in agricultural land. This research seeks to establish a monitoring framework for quantifying the benefits of soil health practices as a cost-effective and environmentally friendly method to promote nutrient use-efficiency and protect water supplies that would benefit many small/rural communities. Our research indicates that use of soil health practices may increase nutrient storage and reduce nutrient leaching throughout the winter\, thus providing more nutrients in spring for crop growth.  This is valuable information for farmers and others working to improve soil health. \nPresenters and Moderator \nAndrea Basche\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln \nAndrea Basche is an Associate Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture. Her research team focuses on crop practices that offer “continuous roots” in the soil\, and the agronomy and resource conservation benefits they offer. \nEmily Nusz\, EPA Region 7 \nEmily Nusz is the Clean Water Act Section 319\, Nonpoint Source Water Quality Pollution\, State Coordinator for the State of Kansas at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency\, Region 7. She works closely with the State of Kansas to implement soil health practices for water quality benefit as a technical advisor and project officer. \nLena Wang\, EPA Office of Research and Development (ORISE) \nLena Wang (pronounced Lina Wong) is an ORISE fellow based in EPA ORD’s Pacific Ecological Systems Division focusing on soil science and water quality. She earned a M.S. in Water Resources Sciences from Oregon State University in 2023. She is currently working as an ORISE Fellow with Jana Compton and Renée Brooks to understand how land management may influence nitrate leaching. \nJana Compton\, EPA Office of Research and Development – Moderator \nJana Compton is a research ecologist in EPA’s Office of Research and Development. Her research focuses on the connections between nutrient cycling on land and water quality.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/connecting-soil-health-and-water-quality-in-agricultural-systems/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250429T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250429T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20250403T154700Z
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SUMMARY:Lead Chemistry\, Communication\, and Local Engagement
DESCRIPTION:This extended training webinar event includes talks given at the [epa.gov/water-research/21st-annual-epa-drinking-water-workshop-small-system-challenges-and-solutions]21st Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop held on September 17-19\, 2024. Q&A sessions will follow each presentation. Certificates of attendance will be offered for this webinar.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/lead-chemistry-communication-and-local-engagement-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250319T160000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20250311T150959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T150959Z
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SUMMARY:Addressing Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater Treatment Systems
DESCRIPTION:The efficacy of treatment systems in removing a range of emerging contaminants\, such as microplastics\, pharmaceuticals and personal care products\, harmful algal blooms\, 1-4-dioxane\, and 6-PPD\, from water is often unclear. States have expressed interest in understanding removal rates and viable treatment technologies to address public health concerns. This webinar will provide an overview of work by our Office of Research and Development to develop a framework of wastewater treatment processes\, focusing on removal rates of certain emerging contaminants\, as well as associated life cycle costs and environmental impacts. This work will give states and communities more resources to understand how to treat contaminants in their water systems\, helping ensure clean water for all Americans.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/addressing-emerging-contaminants-in-wastewater-treatment-systems/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250312T150000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20250305T215334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T215334Z
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SUMMARY:Managing Contaminated Drinking Water Post-Hurricane
DESCRIPTION:Drinking water infrastructure may become contaminated during a hurricane by tidal surge\, flooding\, pollutants in the water\, or physical damage to the distribution system. Many communities experienced damage to drinking water systems following Hurricanes Harvey and Maria (2017)\, and as recently as Helene (2024). When community infrastructure is damaged from storms\, contaminated floodwaters can become a problem. It is important for emergency responders to understand how water systems can be decontaminated and returned to service so that communities can begin to recover. \nThis webinar will discuss a simulated post-hurricane contamination of a drinking water distribution system that was conducted at EPA’s Water Security Test Bed (WSTB)\, a first-of-its-scale replication of a typical municipal drinking water piping system. The WSTB allows researchers and responders to better understand that behavior of water systems under real-world conditions. For this experiment\, the 450-foot long pipe and associated premise plumbing were contaminated with diesel fuel\, saltwater\, and E. coli. The presenter will discuss how the system was monitored before\, during\, and after decontamination and provide the results.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/managing-contaminated-drinking-water-post-hurricane/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250225T123000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20250219T233205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T233205Z
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SUMMARY:Emergency Response:  Drinking Water Supply Planning and Treatment Technology Deployment
DESCRIPTION:Planning for an Emergency Drinking Water Supply\nDuring an incident that disrupts the availability of drinking water on a large-scale or regional basis\, clarity in the roles and responsibilities of those involved with locating\, securing\, and delivering an emergency drinking water supply (EDWS) will be critical. An EDWS is alternate drinking water supply (e.g.\, bottled/bulk water) provided to residents when a community’s drinking water utility can no longer treat and/or distribute water. Provision of an EDWS involves the development of an emergency drinking water plan by a local water utility and also involves the collaboration and partnership between various levels of local government. This presentation will discuss how small drinking water utilities can develop an EDWS plan and coordinate with other local partners to provide emergency drinking water when there is a disaster. \nPortable Treatment System to Provide Drinking Water During Emergencies\nFollowing an emergency event\, communities need access to clean water for drinking\, cooking\, cleaning\, and medical triage. EPA researchers partnered with the nonprofit organization\, WaterStep\, to develop a modular\, mobile water treatment system known as Water on Wheels– Emergency Mobile Water Treatment System (WOW Cart). This presentation will discuss this inexpensive and versatile water treatment system that’s about the size of a shopping cart. It is configured with multiple treatment technologies and is equipped with alternative power sources. The system is easy to operate and can be deployed to critical infrastructure ahead of oncoming natural events to build resiliency.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/emergency-response-drinking-water-supply-planning-and-treatment-technology-deployment/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20250204T203522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250204T203522Z
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SUMMARY:Alternative Water Sources to Augment Water Supplies
DESCRIPTION:Meeting the demand for safe and adequate supplies of water\, especially in regions undergoing hotter and drier weather conditions\, requires addressing research gaps associated with water reuse and water storage\, including enhanced or managed aquifer recharge. Sustainable and safe water supply is a common theme for states and communities across the nation. Key research needs include chemical and microbial risk assessments for fit for purpose reuse\, treatment characterization and performance as well as reliable supplies and cost\, which will assist communities in their water reuse and aquifer recharge decisions. This webinar will provide an overview of ongoing EPA ORD research related to alternative water sources including decentralized water reuse\, protein processing plants\, treated produced water from oil and gas activities\, and enhanced/managed aquifer recharge\, as well as collaborations with our partners. 
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/alternative-water-sources-to-augment-water-supplies/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250129T123000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20250108T160743Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T160743Z
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SUMMARY:Mapping Potential Wetland Areas for Landscape and Nutrient Management Across Conterminous United States
DESCRIPTION:Advancements in Mapping Potential Wetland Areas Across the Conterminous United States – Lauren Krohmer\, EPA Office of Research and Development\n\nIncreased availability and accessibility to 10-m landcover\, topographic\, and environmental data alongside tools and computers to process these data at the continental scale support large-scale landcover modeling. EnviroAtlas researchers harnessed 17 datasets at 10-m resolution and the Random Forest algorithm to identify locations across the conterminous United States that are likely to support a wetland ecosystem based on biophysical characteristics. The associated suite of products from this research provides opportunities to highlight locations for wetland construction\, conservation\, and restoration to contribute targeted ecosystem services related to nearby threats\, including pollution from agricultural runoff and flooding. \n\nInterception of Agricultural Surface Runoff by Wetlands Across CONUS – Scott Alford\, EPA Office of Research and Development\n\nWetlands are widely valued for their effectiveness in reducing nutrient loads in surface waters\, but there is growing need for targeted wetland conservation and construction to maximize impacts on water quality management while efficiently investing resources in wetland projects. This presentation will describe efforts to identify existing and potential wetland areas that intercept agricultural nonpoint source pollution in the form of surface runoff as a means of nutrient management across the conterminous United States (CONUS). This framework represents the initial steps in developing a CONUS scale wetland prioritization tool to be used for water quality management.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/mapping-potential-wetland-areas-for-landscape-and-nutrient-management-across-conterminous-united-states/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250128T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250128T130000
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CREATED:20241220T230226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241220T230226Z
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SUMMARY:Lead Chemistry\, Communication\, and Local Engagement
DESCRIPTION:This special extended webinar event includes talks given at the 21st Annual EPA Drinking Water Workshop on September 17-19\, 2024. Presentations will include overviews of lead corrosion and release basics\, research on pipe scale sampling and analysis\, best practices for starting and maintaining corrosion control treatment\, Ohio’s lead strategy and engagement toolkit\, and the impact of Michigan’s Safe Drinking Water Act on compliance lead service line sampling and system and customer communication
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/lead-chemistry-communication-and-local-engagement/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T123000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20241205T182741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T182741Z
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SUMMARY:Local Partnerships: Developing Solutions for Rapid Needs
DESCRIPTION:Working collaboratively with a variety of partners\, including EPA regions\, states\, and Tribes\, is a vital feature of ORD research and its goal to address high priority near-term community needs. Directly working with partners provides a valuable opportunity to strengthen relationships between researchers and communities. Researchers collaborated with local partners in EPA Region 6 to better understand Naegleria fowleri\, also known as brain-eating amoeba\, and its potential to contaminate splash pads. \nOver the past several years in EPA Region 6\, splash pads connected to disinfected drinking water have been at risk of contamination. Presenters will discuss their investigation into this issue\, identify best management practices\, and provide risk mitigation tools for prevention and detection of various waterborne disease outbreaks.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/local-partnerships-developing-solutions-for-rapid-needs/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241211T133000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20241119T195549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T195728Z
UID:10000087-1733918400-1733923800@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:EPA Tools & Resources Webinar - Better Together: Participatory Science Resources & Opportunities at EPA
DESCRIPTION:Participatory science uses the collective strength and knowledge of the public to collect\, analyze\, and use data to answer environmental and public health questions. Participatory science is the involvement of the public in scientific research and includes a broad and inclusive array of activities. Projects answer wide ranging questions\, can engage the public in any or all steps of the scientific process\, and operate using diverse models ranging from community-led to institutionally driven. These efforts facilitate community engagement and an increase in place-based connections\, environmental stewardship\, and scientific literacy. EPA has a long history of engaging data collected by the public. In recent years\, the agency has collaborated with Tribal Nations\, state agencies\, academia\, technical support providers\, and volunteer scientists to explore effective collaborations and approaches to implementation. This webinar will explore three areas of participatory science focus at EPA: role of participatory science at EPA\, key considerations and resources available when starting a project\, and lessons learned and project spotlights.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/epa-tools-resources-webinar-better-together-participatory-science-resources-opportunities-at-epa-date-timedec-11-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241205T133000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20241119T195402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241119T195402Z
UID:10000086-1733400000-1733405400@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:EPA Tools & Resources Training Webinar: ECOTOX Knowledgebase and PFAS Updates
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will demonstrate EPA’s Ecotoxicology Knowledgebase (ECOTOX) tool\, which gives quick access to reliable and up-to-date information about how chemicals potentially affect ecologically relevant species. ECOTOX is a comprehensive\, publicly available knowledgebase providing single chemical environmental toxicity data for over 12\,000 chemicals and species\, including aquatic life\, terrestrial plants\, and wildlife. ECOTOX provides robust curated toxicity data for aquatic and terrestrial organisms to support ecological risk assessments\, site assessments\, criteria/benchmark development\, and other research. The knowledgebase is additionally used to aid the prioritization and assessment of chemicals. By leveraging this knowledge\, EPA remains committed to providing clear\, actionable\, and accessible information about PFAS to the public\, researchers\, and risk assessors. This presentation will include information on updates to ECOTOX data for PFAS to support hazard evaluation and development of ecological risk assessment screening values. The ECOTOX Knowledgebase Resource Hub can be accessed here.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/epa-tools-resources-training-webinar-ecotox-knowledgebase-and-pfas-updates/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241203T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20241107T213438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T213438Z
UID:10000084-1733220000-1733230800@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:Lead Reduction Updates and Lead Service Line Identification and Replacement
DESCRIPTION:This special extended webinar event includes talks given at the EPA 21st Annual Drinking Water Workshop on September 17-19\, 2024. Presentations will include an overview of EPA regulations and programs designed to reduce lead in drinking water and current efforts to provide technical assistance for lead service line identification; a review of new technologies\, methods\, and predictive modeling tools for identifying service line materials; and an overview of sampling methods for identifying lead service lines. Q&A sessions will follow each presentation. \nInformation on the annual drinking water workshop: [epa.gov/water-research/21st-annual-epa-drinking-water-workshop-small-system-challenges-and-solutions]epa.gov/water-research/21st-annual-epa-drinking-water-workshop-small-system-challenges-and-solutions.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/lead-reduction-updates-and-lead-service-line-identification-and-replacement/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20241105T192633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T192823Z
UID:10000083-1732104000-1732107600@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:EPA Tools & Resources Webinar: 5th National Climate Assessment - Resources and Interactive Atlas
DESCRIPTION:Released in November 2023\, the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts\, risks and responses. Led by the U.S. Global Research Program (USGCRP) and its 14 member agencies\, including the US EPA\, NCA5 draws on the expertise of nearly 500 authors and 250 contributors from every state\, as well as Guam\, Puerto Rico\, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. EPA contributed to chapters on air quality\, energy\, forests\, coasts\, ecosystems\, social systems and justice\, economics\, as well as regional and response chapters and the overview. \nThis webinar will provide an introduction and overview of the 5th National Climate Assessment. It will walk through the major findings presented in the Overview chapter and provide a demonstration of how to navigate the online report and resources. It will also highlight some of the new features of NCA5\, such as Art × Climate\, which is the first art gallery to be featured in the NCA. It will guide users to resources including podcasts\, recorded webinars\, and Spanish translations of the NCA5 chapters. The webinar will also specifically highlight and demo the NCA Interactive Atlas\, which provides access to the data compiled for NCA5 and enables users to do custom analysis and mapping.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/epa-tools-resources-webinar-5th-national-climate-assessment-resources-and-interactive-atlas/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241009T123000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20241002T134128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T134128Z
UID:10000075-1728471600-1728477000@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:EPA’s Water Security Test Bed: Critical Infrastructure Research
DESCRIPTION:Maintaining water distribution system operability during a security threat and after disasters is vital for community resilience. With 84% of the U.S. population receiving water from over 160\,000 public drinking water systems; it is imperative that emergency responders return a water system back to operation quickly and with confidence that the water is safe to drink. This presentation will discuss EPA’s first-of-its-scale Water Security Test Bed (WSTB)\, which replicates a section of a typical municipal drinking water piping system to better understand the behavior of water systems under real-world conditions. \nEPA researchers are evaluating infrastructure and premise plumbing decontamination technologies\, mobile emergency water treatment systems and research focused on radionuclides. The future vision for the WSTB focuses on prevention\, mitigation\, and quick return-to-service of distribution system operational technology hardware and software compromised by cyber attacks. Presenters will provide an overview of site capabilities\, work that has been conducted at the WSTB over the last 10 years\, and the future research vision for the next decade.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/epas-water-security-test-bed-critical-infrastructure-research/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T133000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240924T183602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240924T183602Z
UID:10000074-1727179200-1727184600@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:EPA Tools & Resources Training Webinar: Equitable Resilience Builder
DESCRIPTION:This training webinar will demonstrate the EPA’s Equitable Resilience Builder (ERB) tool\, which incorporates local knowledge and experience into the development of a resilience\, hazard mitigation\, or climate adaptation plan. ERB is a downloadable application that supports communities in strengthening resilience to disasters and climate change. It contains a series of collaborative activities users can select from to include local voices in resilience planning via storytelling\, trauma-informed engagement\, participatory mapping\, and indicator prioritization. Presenters will guide participants through each step of applying ERB to inclusive resilience planning.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/epa-tools-resources-training-webinar-equitable-resilience-builder/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240924T140000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240913T185402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240913T185402Z
UID:10000072-1727172000-1727186400@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:PFAS: National Primary Drinking Water Regulation\, Occurrence\, Analytics\, and Risk Communications Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This special extended webinar event includes talks given at the EPA 21st Annual Drinking Water Workshop on September 17-19\, 2024. Presentations will focus on the initial monitoring requirement and analytical methods to be used under the regulation\, the use of grant funding for small and disadvantaged community treatment programs\, characterization\, and risk communication and community engagement. Q&A sessions will follow each presentation. \nInformation on the annual drinking water workshop: [epa.gov/water-research/21st-annual-epa-drinking-water-workshop-small-system-challenges-and-solutions]epa.gov/water-research/21st-annual-epa-drinking-water-workshop-small-system-challenges-and-solutions
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/pfas-national-primary-drinking-water-regulation-occurrence-analytics-and-risk-communications-webinar/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240911T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240911T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240905T211928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240905T211928Z
UID:10000071-1726052400-1726056000@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:Wildfire Impacts on Water Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION:Over 56\,000 wildfires were reported in 2023 according to the Department of Interior’s National Interagency Fire Center. Many of these fires have destroyed countless acres of land as well as any structure on them. In August 2023\, a wildfire in Maui\, Hawai’i impacted over 2\,000 structures and is considered the deadliest United States wildfire in at least the past 100 years. Contamination of drinking water systems and premise plumbing from wildfires is an emergency concern\, especially in the Western United States. Much about wildfire-associated contamination from benzene and other hazardous materials is not well understood. Knowledge gaps complicate response and recovery actions and efforts to build water systems resilience against future wildfires. \nThis presentation will discuss EPA’s emergency response efforts to the Maui wildfires and ongoing research to further understand contamination of water infrastructure. Research topics include uptake and release of contaminants in hot and cold pipes commonly used in premise plumbing and the effects of hot gasses and smoke on drinking water pipes.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/wildfire-impacts-on-water-infrastructure/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240904T175728Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240904T175728Z
UID:10000070-1727262000-1727269200@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:Coastal Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics and A Brief Introduction to the Hypoxia Task Force
DESCRIPTION:Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force: Advancing Nutrient Reductions – Jake Greif and Whitney King\, EPA Office of Water\n\nThe Hypoxia Task Force (HTF) is a collaborative partnership of federal agencies\, states\, and Tribes in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin with the shared goal of reducing the size and extent of the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This presentation will introduce the HTF\, including its history\, Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan\, and goals. It will also describe the Gulf Hypoxia Program (GHP)\, which provides significant funding from BIL to support the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan and the actions GHP recipients are taking to engage stakeholders\, expand capacity\, and improve water quality. \n\nUSGS Long-term Monitoring: Measuring Progress Toward Nutrient Reduction Goals Set by the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force – Gretchen Oelsner\, U.S. Geological Survey\n\nSince the early 2000s\, USGS has supported NOAA and the Interagency Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico Hypoxia Task Force collective efforts to track long-term changes in nutrient inputs to the Gulf. This presentation will focus on the long-term trends in nitrogen and phosphorus loads in rivers throughout the Mississippi-Atchafalaya watershed and to the Gulf of Mexico as a measure of progress towards the nutrient reduction targets and to describe how hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico might be linked to nutrients coming from throughout the watershed. \n\nMeasuring and Modeling Oxygen Dynamics in Coastal Ecosystems: Application of ORD’s Coastal Generalized Ecosystem Model (CGEM) – Brandon Jarvis\, EPA Office of Research and Development\n\nThe Coastal Generalized Ecosystem Model (CGEM) is a biogeochemical model designed to address eutrophication\, dissolved oxygen\, and acidification dynamics in coastal and freshwater ecosystems. This presentation will highlight CGEM’s application to the northern Gulf of Mexico\, which has demonstrated new ecological theories on hypoxia\, informed water quality governance\, and guided decision making via ensemble modeling approaches. It will also cover the development and application of a multimedia modeling framework to more effectively evaluate climate change impacts.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/coastal-dissolved-oxygen-dynamics-and-a-brief-introduction-to-the-hypoxia-task-force/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240829T185957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240829T185957Z
UID:10000069-1726660800-1726664400@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:Assessing Community Vulnerabilities to Potential Contaminant Releases from Extreme Events
DESCRIPTION:Extreme events (e.g.\, excessive heat\, droughts\, floods\, wildfires) are projected to be more frequent and intense under future climate scenarios. During extreme events\, contaminated sites and waste management facilities have the potential to release contaminants and impact nearby communities. Understanding the risks to communities from potential exposures to water- and airborne contaminants underlies preparedness\, emergency response\, and mitigation planning. To better understand and communicate what is known and unknown about such risks\, EPA ORD developed indicators of environmental\, public health\, socioeconomic\, or other conditions to assess community vulnerabilities to potential contaminant releases from extreme events. The Handbook on Indicators of Community Vulnerability to Extreme Events: Considering Sites and Waste Management Facilities provides the conceptual framework and indicators approach. Join the webinar to learn more about the handbook and how to use the approach.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/assessing-community-vulnerabilities-to-potential-contaminant-releases-from-extreme-events/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240827T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240827T153000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240819T165114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240819T165114Z
UID:10000067-1724767200-1724772600@waterprogramportal.org
SUMMARY:Consolidation\, Partnerships\, and Regionalization
DESCRIPTION:Mapping the Nation’s Community Water Systems: Linking Drinking Water Data to Consumers\n\nEPA recently released a national geospatial dataset of community water system service areas. This dataset allows for the accurate linkage between drinking water providers and their associated consumers\, opening a wide range of potential applications. This presentation will cover the development of the datasetꟷincluding data collection\, machine learning methods\, and evaluationꟷand will demonstrate how to access the data and how it can be integrated into other areas of research\, such as environmental justice and health. Plans for updating this dataset going forward and strategies to improve drinking water research will also be discussed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Murray\, EPA’s Office of Research and Development \nAndrew is a geographer with EPA’s Office of Research and Development\, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response. He holds a doctorate in geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research centers around drinking water and hydrological processes with specific attention to contamination\, supply and environmental justice. Andrew conducts his research using geostatistics\, spatial analysis and machine learning\, principally using R computing language. \n\nDrinking Water Consolidation and Partnerships in California: Evolving Solutions to Achieve the Human Right to Water\n\nThe California State Water Board\, through the Safe and Affordable Funding or Equity and Resilience (SAFER) program\, harnesses a set of tools\, funding sources\, and regulatory authorities to help struggling water systems sustainably and affordably provide safe drinking water. The SAFER program uses data to identify need and guide decision making on sustainable drinking water solutions\, while direct engagement and partnership ensure solutions best meet the needs of each unique community. This presentation will discuss how data\, direct engagement\, and a breadth of experience create feasible consolidation solutions that offer the highest levels of water system sustainability and resilience. Where physical consolidation is impractical\, increased creativity is needed to include managerial consolidation\, regionally governed water districts\, formal partnerships\, and more. \n\nChad Fischer\, California State Water Resources Control Board \nChad is a supervising engineer at California’s State Water Resources Control Board\, Division of Drinking Water\, where he leads the effort on SAFER (Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience). SAFER provides resources to and partners with communities and schools struggling to provide a reliable source of safe and affordable drinking water. Chad holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of California\, Berkeley\, and a California Professional Chemical Engineer license. In his spare time\, Chad enjoys hiking and backpacking in the Sierra Nevada mountain range\, especially when he can convince his two teenage boys to join him.
URL:https://waterprogramportal.org/event/consolidation-partnerships-and-regionalization/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240731T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240703T155822Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T155822Z
UID:10000062-1722423600-1722427200@waterprogramportal.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T090000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240703T155412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240703T155412Z
UID:10000061-1721894400-1721898000@waterprogramportal.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T120000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240701T204340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240701T204340Z
UID:10000060-1720609200-1720612800@waterprogramportal.org
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T133000
DTSTAMP:20260608T090551
CREATED:20240627T184620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T184620Z
UID:10000059-1721217600-1721223000@waterprogramportal.org
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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