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Online Training for Water Utilities | WUCA

About this Course

About this Course

As part of its mission to collaboratively advance climate change adaptation, the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) developed free, in-person technical training and guidance for water utility engineers and decision makers to plan, communicate, and implement climate-resilient strategies within their organizations. An outline of the contents of the entire training program is set forth below.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter Description

Unpredictable rainfall, stronger storms, and changes in historic weather patterns are just some of the observed effects of climate change. You can’t afford to be unprepared for emerging conditions and, on the other hand, you can’t be prepared for everything—and it’s not financially feasible to prepare for the worst-case scenario. Developing a plan to assess the vulnerability of your utility is essential for building resilience and ensuring you, and your customers, are prepared for a changing future. This short module provides an overview to get you started on the right foot.

Practical Considerations for Climate Analysis and Adaptation

Instructor
Laurna Kaatz
Sections 4
11 minutes

Developing a plan to assess the vulnerability of your utility is essential for building resilience and ensuring that you, and your customers, are prepared for a changing future. This module provides an overview to get you started on the right foot.

Chapter 2: Understand

Chapter Description

You are ready to begin assessing the vulnerability of your water utility. The first steps involve an understanding of climate science, a look at projected future climate scenarios, and an overview of how climate data is collected and applied to your specific project. With these tools in your toolkit, you can move on, with confidence, to planning your assessment.

Climate Science for Water Professionals

Instructor
Joel Smith
Sections 9
41 minutes

This course module reviews observed and projected climate change as well as many sources of uncertainty, particularly focusing on the southeastern United States.

Translating Climate Science into Hydrology

Instructor
Julie Vano, Ph.D
Sections 7
26 minutes

Global climate models represent climate data at a high resolution. Downscaling produces accurate global climate data at a resolution useful on a local scale.

Chapter 3: Plan

Chapter Description

How do we make decisions in light of uncertainties, especially when those decisions will last a long time? The next two lessons will show you how to move into the future with confidence.

Water Utility Climate Adaptation and Resilience Planning: Some Guiding Principles

Instructor
Joel Smith
Sections 9
24 minutes

Decision-Making Under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU)

Instructor
Rob Lempert, PhD; & Michelle Miro, PhD
Sections 6
42 minutes

This course module reviews observed and projected climate change as well as many sources of uncertainty, particularly focusing on the southeastern United States.

Chapter 4: Implement

Florida Water and Climate Alliance: A Stakeholder-Scientist Network

Instructor
Wendy Graham, Ph.D.
Sections 5
27 minutes

Once you plan the work, it's time to work the plan! The two lessons in this chapter show real-life examples of implementation in southwest Florida.

Surface Water Supply on a Tidally Influenced River in Southwest Florida

Instructor
Chris Martinez, Ph.D, and Kevin Morris
Sections 7
15 minutes

This course module reviews observed and projected climate change as well as many sources of uncertainty, particularly focusing on the southeastern United States.

Chapter 5: Case Studies

Decision Framework for Infrastructure Sequencing at Tampa Bay Water

Instructor
Tirusew Asefa, Tampa Bay Water
Sections 6
20 minutes

This course module reviews observed and projected climate change as well as many sources of uncertainty, particularly focusing on the southeastern United States.

Water Resources Resilience in Broward County

Instructor
Ana Carolina Coelho Maran, Ph.D., P.E.
Sections 4
23 minutes

This course module reviews observed and projected climate change as well as many sources of uncertainty, particularly focusing on the southeastern United States.

Adaptation Decision-Making at Metropolitan Water District of South California

Instructor
Brandon Goshi
Sections 5
26 minutes

This course module reviews observed and projected climate change as well as many sources of uncertainty, particularly focusing on the southeastern United States.