Regional Water Planning Webinar Series

EPD and Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center are coordinating a series of webinars to offer Council members an opportunity to learn about emerging water topics and expand their information base for regional water planning. Webinars will share information on topics of common interest for the councils. Members from all 10 regional water planning councils are invited and encouraged to attend. The webinars are being recorded for future viewing by interested Council members.  

March 28, 2025: Hurricane Helene and Emergency Response in the Water Sector Webinar

The first webinar was held on March 28 about Hurricane Helene and Emergency Response in the Water Sector with presentations by Bill Murphey, State Climatologist and Sean Early, Program Manager, GAEPD Drinking Water Compliance Unit. You can view a recording of this webinar here: https://youtu.be/OgxyljW8-J4?si=wZaW99N9mnI3p29G and presentation slides Download this pdf file. here .

May 8, 2025: Population Projections for Regional Water Planning Webinar

The second webinar for Council members was held on May 8, and its focus was Population Projections for Regional Water Planning. The featured speaker was Taylor Hafley of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at University of Georgia. He discussed statewide demographic trends and methods used in developing the Institute's population projections, which provide the basis for water and wastewater forecasts in regional water planning. You can view a recording of this webinar here: https://youtu.be/JlVgnM2-H3E?si=YMcq6d_NfHdXsoWH&t=1 and presentation slides Download this pdf file. here .