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Creating Resilient Cities: Water Utilities on the Front Lines of Climate Change

May 2, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Free

Basic Info

Date:
May 2, 2018
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Website / RSVP:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creating-resilient-cities-water-utilities-and-climate-change-tickets-44370730048

Who's Hosting This Event?

Austin Water
Who We Are:

Austin Water is our city’s public water utility. Today, they serve over 1,000,000 people in the Austin metropolitan area, across more than 548 square miles.

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From Austin Water –

How will climate change affect our water resources? The impacts of climate change are here and becoming more and more apparent. One existential climate issue is the impact of climate change on local water resources. Water utilities are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate on their water supplies, not to mention the stress water supplies are experiencing in rapidly urbanizing areas.

On May 2nd at the Palmer Events Center, Austin Water will host a one-day forum “Creating Resilient Cities,” that focuses on how water utilities are leading the way in adapting to climate change to enhance resilience for our communities. This forum is cohosted with the Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA), a leader in this field and currently marking its tenth year, and the City’s Office of Sustainability. Renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe from Texas Tech University will give the plenary keynote.

This forum will feature three sessions exploring issues such as water rights and regional collaboration in the Colorado River basin of the arid Southwest, creating resilient utilities in the face of extremes, and the opportunities and challenges of incorporating climate information into a range of water sector functions. Water utility leaders will discuss the particular challenges faced by their utilities and what they are doing to meet these challenges.

Venue

Palmer Events Center
900 Barton Springs Road
Austin, TX 78704 United States
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