Hosted by the EPA’s Office of Research and Development and Office of Water.

To reduce the risks associated with climate-related hazards, EPA’s Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative provides training, tools, and technical assistance designed to educate the water sector on climate science and adaptation options. This presentation will highlight the Resilient Strategies Guide, an application that guides water utility owners and operators through identifying adaptation strategies to address their climate resilience priorities. It will also preview other CRWU resources including the Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool, Climate and Weather Data Maps, and Environmental Justice StoryMap.

In partnership with Sandia National Laboratories, EPA developed the Water Network Tool for Resilience (WNTR), an open-source Python package, to integrate critical aspects of resilience modeling for water distribution networks into a single software framework. The software estimates potential damages from disaster scenarios; predicts how damage to infrastructure would occur over time; evaluates preparedness strategies; prioritizes response actions; and identifies worse case scenarios, efficient repair strategies, and best practices for maintenance and operations. This presentation will provide an overview of WNTR along with a few case study applications.

Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mQTXEi8xTZKXrvCTrrimdA#/registration

Event flyer: https://files.constantcontact.com/07edc34a601/8a9330a9-0b67-4be4-b89d-3b1bb421a363.pdf