How can we prepare our water treatment systems to withstand impacts from climate change and increase resiliency? This April 26, 2023 WaterXchange® features the Portland Water Bureau’s Water Quality Engineer, Mac Gifford, and Brown and Caldwell’s Northwest Drinking Water Area Practice Leader, Lynn Stephens, where they explored answers to this question. Watch this conversation that discusses the challenges facing communities to prepare for droughts, flooding, and wildfires. Learn how our thinking about resiliency planning today differs from the past, and how you can effectively plan, treat, and build in resilience in your water treatment systems for today and tomorrow.
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