Planning for Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Effective planning is essential for water and wastewater systems to manage their operations and infrastructure and ensure the sustainability of the communities they serve.
Guides for Planning for Sustainability for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Planning for Sustainability: A Handbook for Water and Wastewater Utilities
- Optimizing environmental, economic, and social benefits by setting goals and selecting projects through a transparent and inclusive process with the community;
- Realizing consistency across a range of alternatives that address both utility and community goals; and
- Enhancing the long-term technical, financial, and managerial capacity of the utility.
Webcasts about Planning for Sustainability for Water and Wastewater Utilities
Effective planning is essential for utilities to sustainably manage their operations. Planning ensures that water infrastructure investments are cost effective over their life cycle, resource efficient, and support other relevant community sustainability goals. EPA hosted several webinars covering the core elements of the handbook, Planning for Sustainability: A Handbook for Water and Wastewater Utilities:
Planning for Sustainability for Water and Wastewater Utilities
- Overview of Planning for Sustainability for Water and Wastewater Utilities
- Integrating Sustainability Principles into Solids Management Planning
- Planning for Optimal Utility Performance in a Sustainable, Cost Effective, Manner