Join the Minnesota Rural Water Association, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a free workshop for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater utilities on adaptation and resilience. The workshop is part of the Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) initiative, which provides drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities with the practical tools, training, and technical assistance needed to increase resilience to extreme weather events.

The workshop will be held at the Best Western Plus Kelly Inn in St. Cloud, Minnesota on Thursday, July 18, 2019.

• Share information about how environmental conditions and extreme weather events (such as drought and flooding) could impact drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater utilities in Minnesota.
• Introduce EPA's Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) resources and tools.
• Identify and share information on adaptation strategies to build utility long-term resilience.
• Share utility stories of successful resilience planning effort and adaptation activities.
• Provide an overview of available resources for financing resilience and adaptation.

Workshop Materials

• Final Workshop Agenda (PDF) (2 pp, 702K, About PDF)
• Venue, parking, lunch and logistics information (PDF) (2 pp, 591K, About PDF)
• Training Presentation (PDF) (30 pp, 962K, About PDF)
• Important Climate Trends and Projections for Minnesota's Water Sector (PDF) (35 pp, 4.1MB, About PDF)
• Adaptation and Resilience, CRWU Tools, Concepts, and Making the Business Case (PDF) (37 pp, 3.0MB, About PDF)
• Introduction to CREAT Presentation (PDF) (81 pp, 5.4MB, About PDF)
• Utility Resilience Planning Case Study Panel Discussion
  • City of St. Cloud (PDF) (11 pp, 1.8MB, About PDF)
  • City of Faribault (PDF) (12 pp, 2.2MB, About PDF)
  • Metropolitan Council (PDF) (24 pp, 5.7MB, About PDF)
• Small Group and Plenary Discussion recap (PDF) (2 pp, 325K, About PDF)
• Financing Resilience and Adaptation (PDF) (17 pp, 760K, About PDF)
• Final Funding Opportunities Handout (PDF) (4 pp, 504K, About PDF)
• Climate Resiliency for Minnesota Drinking Water Utilities (Minnesota Department of Health resource) (PDF) (2 pp, 134K, About PDF)

Background and Resources
All confirmed registrants are encouraged to review the resources in advance of the workshop.

• US EPA CRWU Case Study and Information Exchange map
• MDH resources on climate and water
• MNWARN website

Please contact Alfredo Lagos (alfredo.lagos@gdit.com) with questions or for additional information regarding the workshop.