Ann Grodnik-Nagle  

Senior Policy Advisor in Climate Adaptation and Built Environment Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) 

Tyler Jantzen  

Water Resources Engineer

Jacobs  

Ann and Tyler will share a high-level overview of work they are doing at Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) to incorporate future rainfall and sea level rise into the utility’s design standards and guidelines. While SPU has used future climate projections to influence design and sizing of several infrastructure projects (notably, the Ship Canal Water Quality Project), this effort will result in a consistent approach for how project managers and teams should use future climate projections in the capital project delivery process.  

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.