Resilience Exercises for Drinking Water and Wastewater Utilities
Exercises are critical to the preparedness process. Access EPA's exercise tools below to improve your utility's emergency plans, policies, and procedures. Join our email list to get updates on opportunities.
Upcoming EPA Resilience Events
Join EPA for upcoming workshops and webinars on topics related to water and wastewater utility resilience. Some of the live events allow water and wastewater system operators to earn Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit. If you can't attend a live event, we also post recordings below the list of upcoming events.
General Resilience Learning
The All-hazards Boot Camp is a self-paced learning opportunity that provides an overview of how water and wastewater systems can build resilience to all-hazards.
Access the All-hazards Boot Camp Here
Topic Specific Resilience Exercises
If you are interested in delving into details on a specific topic, check out the following topic-based exercises below.
- Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Section 1433/America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) Section 2013 Workshops
- Cybersecurity Exercises and Technical Assistance Courses
- Incident Command System/National Incident Management System Webinars
- Learn from Past State Water Emergency Response Exercises
How to Develop Your Own Exercises
If you would like to develop an exercise for your water utility staff, you do not have to start from scratch. Feel free to use EPA's resources below to help you develop and conduct an exercise of your own.