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Introduction to Resiliency and American's Water Infrastructure Act for Small Systems

Online - for Small Systems only

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EL272 is for small systems only.

Objectives

  • Recognize the purpose of the Small Systems Resiliency Certificate Program,
  • Understand Section 2013 of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) and the background of utility preparedness,
  • Describe requirements of AWIA for developing a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) and an Emergency Response Plan (ERP),
  • Recognize how to use the other courses in this series to help your system become more resilient, and
  • Be able to access resources to develop an all-hazards approach to Risk and Resilience.

Description

This is the first course in the Small Systems Resiliency Certificate Program. The course establishes the importance of resilience and America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) requirements for a Risk and Resilience Assessment as well as an Emergency Response Plan. This course is meant for Small Systems interested in resiliency and AWIA compliance.

By introducing the 5-course Small Systems Resiliency Certificate Program, the course presents a pathway to resiliency that is streamlined for water systems serving less than 50,000 people to meet AWIA requirements.

Certificates of Completion

1 Hour

*AWWA will award a Certificate of Completion upon success passing of this course. This does not automatically imply that your state agency will award you CEUs. It is the individual's responsibility, before registering for any continuing education credit program, to contact the appropriate licensing agency.