Course Date
10/27/2021
Course Overview
This course seeks to enhance the knowledge and skills of emergency management agencies (EMAs) and drinking water and wastewater utilities (water sector) to enable more effective cross-sector relationships.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify and define key actors in the water and emergency services sectors.
- Understand the landscape for both drinking- and wastewater utilities.
- Identify water or wastewater service disruptions and possible impacts.
- Understand recommended preparedness and coordination activities based on AWIA
- Understand the benefits of relationship building between sectors.
- Identify immediate action items to improve the overall response effort of drinking water and wastewater utilities and EMAs
- Understand the importance of increasing coordinating between drinking water and wastewater utilities and EMAs.
- Identify key actors and action items for improving preparedness and response before and during an emergency.
Prerequisites
None
CEUs:
0.1
Course Length:
1 hour
