The Threat of Wildfires: Impacts on Local Water and Wastewater Systems

Tune in for a discussion of how wildfires impact wastewater and drinking water systems. As climate change further exacerbates natural disasters, water and wastewater systems will be put at greater risk for service and infrastructure failure or malfunction. In this podcast, we will begin to understand why more frequent wildfires are occurring, and will then explore how they may impact your wastewater or drinking water system. For more resources on how wildfires may impact your system, you can visit: https://www.epa.gov/sciencematters/wildfires-how-do-they-affect-our-water-supplies