Flint Water Crisis Deep-Dive: Lessons Learned Online Drinking Water Training
Online
This online training provides an in-depth, authority-led examination of the Flint Water Crisis, focusing on disaster risk reduction, public health protection, and prevention of future drinking water emergencies. Led by the former EPA Flint Safe Drinking Water Act Emergency Coordinator, the training examines systemic failures, regulatory breakdowns, early warning signs, and corrective actions related to drinking water contamination, corrosion control, and emergency response.
Participation requires registration and a fee.
The training supports disaster risk reduction by strengthening institutional capacity, improving regulatory oversight, and enhancing preparedness for water-related public health emergencies. It highlights lessons learned relevant to aging infrastructure and community trust.
Gain Firsthand Insights on the Flint Water Crisis
This training will:
- Provide a critical examination of what went wrong, key missteps, and essential strategies to prevent future drinking water crises.
- Equip you with critical insights to recognize problems early on and avert catastrophic public health failures.
- Highlight the importance of taking community feedback seriously. Many opportunities to prevent this disaster were missed.
- Help you make more informed decisions to safeguard public health.
What You Will Learn
- Public Water Supply & the Community
- Lead and Copper Rule & its Implications
- Lead contamination & Corrosion control treatment
- Legionella & Legionnaires' Disease
- Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance & Enforcement
- Legal Ramifications: Criminal charges & civil actions
- Government accountability & lessons learned
Who Should Attend?
Are you responsible for ensuring safe drinking water? This training is ideal for:
- Regulators overseeing the Safe Drinking Water Act.
- Public Water System Operators & Distribution Professionals.
- Senior executives, middle management, and technical staff in federal, state, and local governments, and water utility personnel.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Emergency Response Personnel.