Florida Water & Climate Alliance Workshop
Workshop 20
At this, the 20th FloridaWCA Workshop, Tampa Bay Water hosted the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) training, “Building Resilience to a Changing Climate: A Technical Training in Water Utility Decision Support.” This training has been held in several regions of the US. FloridaWCA members collaborated to bring a specific focus on Florida and the Southeast to the workshop. Over 45 participants, comprising drinking water, stormwater and wastewater utility managers, staff and consultants, came together to expand their knowledge and practical skills to integrate climate science into all aspects of water sector utility planning. Tampa Bay Water, a leading organization in both FloridaWCA and WUCA, made the event possible by bringing the sponsoring organizations together.
Workshop Goal: Provide an environment for stakeholder-scientist exchange of current research and tools to address climate variability and change issues with a focus on increasing local relevancy to utilities and water resource managers. Explore topics that that may help inform scientists’ research that would result in an actionable science of use to practitioners.
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The workshop featured the following presentations and speakers:
- WUCA-Training-Flyer- TampaBayWater-FloridaWCA: Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA).
- The Unique Climate Variations of Florida and the Challenges it Poses: Vasu Misra, Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science & Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies, Florida State University.
- Water Resources Resilience in Broward County: Carolina Maran, Water Resources Manager, Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division, Environmental Protection and Growth Management Department.
- Downscaling Approaches in Florida and the Southeast United States: Wendy Graham, Water Institute, University of Florida.
- Decision Framework for Infrastructure Sequencing (DFIS): Tirusew Asefa, Planning & Decision Support Manager, Tampa Bay Water.
- Peace River Manasota Regional Water Supply Authority (PRMRWSA): Kevin Morris, Science and Technology Officer, PRMRWSA.
- WUCA Training Resources: Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA).
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