The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has published the dates and topics for its series of webinars through August 2018 that should be of interest to state drinking water programs and water utilities. Each of the webinars will take place from 1:00 to 2:30 pm (eastern time) based on the following schedule. Please check the individual links for more information and to register.

• February 7, 2018 – Leading Business Practices in Asset Management Webinar: This webinar will feature case studies from three utilities covering different elements of asset management (e.g., capital planning, maintenance optimization, risk management).
• February 28, 2018 – Addressing Affordability Webinar:  This webinar is an introduction to several models and approaches utilities are currently using to assist low-income customers and the tools the utilities are using to effectively reach low-income communities.
• March 7, 2018 – Concentrating on the Brine: Membrane Research on Resource Recovery and Emerging Contaminants Webinar:  This webinar will offer viewers a wide perspective of the issues and opportunities involved in concentrate management. It will include case studies from government, academia, and industry focused on how membrane technology plays a role in balancing treatment objectives and also waste management.
• Apr 4, 2018 – Leverage Private Capital to Protect Source Waters Webinar:  This webinar will explain how healthy forests can reduce costs to municipalities, utilities, and water-dependent companies by ensuring clean and abundant water supplies and by reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires and floods. Attendees will learn how source watershed protection efforts can leverage private capital through innovative performance-based tools.
• Apr 11, 2018 – Advances in Distribution System Modeling Webinar
• April 18, 2018 – Optimizing Internal Corrosion Control in Distribution Systems Webinar
• May 9, 2018 – Online Monitoring to Control Chloramination Challenges Webinar
• May 23, 2018 – Integrated Monitoring for Harmful Algal Blooms Webinar
• June 6, 2018 – Addressing Lead in Drinking Water: New Research and Tools Webinar
• August 15, 2018 – Wildfire Impacts on Water Quality and Treatment Webinar

Some of the webinars are free to members and some have a registration fee. View the full schedule HERE.