• Online Training for Water Utilities | WUCA

Online Training for Water Utilities | WUCA

This training course for water utility managers and consultants, developed by the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA), covers methods for including climate science in water supply planning processes.
  • Online Training for Water Utilities | WUCA

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.

Chapter 1: Introduction
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
4 Sections
12:10 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
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
9 Sections
50:53 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
8 Sections
27:26 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
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
9 Sections
23:45 minutes

Decision-Making Under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU)

Instructor: 
Rob Lempert, PhD; & Michelle Miro, PhD
7 Sections
47:00 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.
6 Sections
27:30
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
8 Sections
16:20
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
7 Sections
20:00 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.
5 Sections
24:30 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
6 Sections
26:00 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 1: Introduction
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
4 Sections
12:10 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
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
9 Sections
50:53 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
8 Sections
27:26 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
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
9 Sections
23:45 minutes

Decision-Making Under Deep Uncertainty (DMDU)

Instructor: 
Rob Lempert, PhD; & Michelle Miro, PhD
7 Sections
47:00 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.
6 Sections
27:30
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
8 Sections
16:20
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
7 Sections
20:00 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.
5 Sections
24:30 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
6 Sections
26:00 minutes
This course module reviews observed and projected climate change as well as many sources of uncertainty, particularly focusing on the southeastern United States.