As climate change creates new environmental baselines and drives extreme weather events, communities are having to adapt how they design and build their infrastructure. At the same time, communities are struggling with how to integrate climate change considerations into their capital planning process.  

Join the Puget Sound Climate Preparedness Collaborative on a peer-led, exploratory conversation on planning for and building climate resilient infrastructure. Presenters from Snohomish County, Seattle Public Utilities, and Brown and Caldwell will discuss their experiences with integrating climate change considerations into various capital planning processes. The webinar will also include time for participant discussion on challenges, opportunities, and needs related to building for resilience. Register here! 

Webinar Presenters: 

	Ann Grodnik-Nagle   Senior Policy Advisor in Climate Adaptation and Built Environment Seattle Public Utilities (SPU)  Ann will share a high-level overview of the capital planning process at Seattle Public Utilities and work currently underway to consistently incorporate future rainfall and sea level rise into the process. Ann will share an example of upsizing the Ship Canal Water Quality Facility based on future rain projections.
	Nathan Foged  National Technology and Innovation Lead for Water Resources  Brown and Caldwell  Nathan will share practical experience integrating climate impacts into capital planning, design, and asset improvement processes, illustrated through select case studies. The presentation will draw on recent work with the Water Research Foundation to highlight leading practices and emerging guidance for stormwater and wastewater utilities.
	Amy Lucas   Resilience and Mitigation Program Manager at Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management  Amy will share Snohomish County’s approach to creating and embedding the use of a platform integrating GIS data for natural hazards and climate change projections into the County’s capital project review process.