Connect and Learn with NJ Office of Emergency Management and US EPA Region 2

On June 26, 2024, Jersey Water Works Climate Resilience and Combined Sewer Overflow committees hosted the virtual Connect and Learn with New Jersey of Office Emergency Management and US Environmental Protection Agency Region 2. Participants learned more about the funding opportunities available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Community (BRIC) Program and resources offered by EPA that can help increase system resilience to climate change impacts.

NJ OEM presented on:

• Funding opportunities available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Community (BRIC) Program
• Examples of BRIC-funded projects

US EPA Region 2 presented on:

• Creating Resilient Water Utilities (CRWU) Tool
• Resilient Strategies Guide
• Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool
• Climate Data Maps
• Environmental Justice StoryMap
• Training and Engagement Center
• Request Climate Change Risk Assessment Technical Assistance
• Adaptation Case Studies Map
• Adaptation Planning in Action: Utility Videos 
• Climate Adaptation Funding
• Climate Finance Working Group

Watch the recording here. 

• NJ OEM Presentation from 0:00 to 22:41.
• US EPA Region 2 Presentation from 22:41 to 47:26.

View presentation slides for NJ OEM here. 

Thank you to our speakers!

• Christopher Testa, New Jersey Office of Emergency Management
  • Email: Christopher.Testa@njsp.gov.
• Curt Baranowski, US Environmental Protection Agency – Region 2
  • Email: Baranowski.Curt@epa.gov.
• Moderator: Michele Langa, NY/NJ Baykeeper, JWW CSO Committee co-chair