Water Sector Training and Continuing Education

Photo Credit, California Department of Water Resources

Training and Continuing Education Events since 2017:

  • Water Conservation Planning and Forecasting. (Trainer). Environmental Finance Center Network. November 18, 2022.

  • Asset Management and GIS for Wastewater Systems in Kentucky. (Trainer and Workshop Organizer). Environmental Finance Center Network. November 3, 2022.

  • Asset Management and GIS for Drinking Water Systems in Ohio. (Trainer and Workshop Organizer). Environmental Finance Center Network. November 2, 2022.

  • SB 552 and Drought Planning. (Trainer and Workshop Organizer). California State Water Resources Control Board and Environmental Finance Center Network. August 24, 2022.

  • Rate Setting for Water Systems. (Trainer and Workshop Co-Organizer). Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and Environmental Finance Center Network. June 21, 2022.

  • Using Stormwater Annual Reports to Evaluate Municipal Stormwater Management Spending in California. (Panelist: Stormwater Funding in California). California Stormwater Quality Association Annual Conference. October 27, 2021. Virtual Webinar.

  • Urban Water Use Efficiency and Conservation in California. UCLA Water Resources Group. (Panelist: Urban Water Conservation in a Drought: What We’ve Learned, What We Haven’t and Paths Forward). December 1, 2021.

  • An Overview of Asset Management, Estimating Costs, and Funding. (Training). Virtual forum sponsored by the U.S. EPA, Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, and the Environmental Finance Center at Sacramento State. May 18, 2021.

  • Financial Resources for Resilience Planning and Climate Change Adaptation. (Invited Speaker). U.S. EPA: Building Resilience and Adapting to Climate Change Impacts for Water and Wastewater Utilities. Virtual webinar. May 18, 2021.

Erik Porse
Erik Porse
Director, California Institute for Water Resources and Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist

Interdisciplinary reseacher with expertise in engineering, environmental science, policy, and systems analysis.