Attendee Materials
Southern Water Utility Roundtable: Shared Challenges, Innovative Solutions
September 11, 2025│Charlotte, NC
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Southern Water Utility Roundtable: Shared Challenges, Innovative Solutions
September 11, 2025
Harris Conference Center
Charlotte, North Carolina
Program Materials
Session 1 – PFAS Challenges in the South
- Characterization of Reservoir Sediment for RCRA Metals PFAS Using a Probabilistic Approach
- Investigation of PFAS Partitioning in Conventional Drinking Water Residuals Prospectus
Session 2 – State Regulation of Water Utility Operations
Session 3 – Financing Water Infrastructure and Operations in the South
Session 4 – Enforcement & Compliance Challenges Facing Southern Water Utilities
Session 5 – Preparing For – And Recovering From – Disasters
Challenges of Rebuilding during Uncertain Times
- Trump establishes council to review federal disaster response agency
- Trump proposed getting rid of FEMA, but his review council seems focused on reforming the agency
- FEMA staff calls out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent
Legal, Financial & Risk Management
- A Tiny Company Is Vouching for Risky Insurers in Hurricane Country
- Next to Fall: The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis is Here
- Calculated Risk, the Goleta Water Districts Risk Based Reserve Framework
Cybersecurity as a Disaster Risk
The following are the key resources that were just updated on www.awwa.org/cybersecurity
- Water Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Guidance. Practical, step-by-step guidance from AWWA focused on addressing vulnerabilities in the process control systems. Following this guidance saves time and yields more comprehensive, accurate and actionable recommendations from the Assessment Tool. The following templates are provided as supplements to the Assessment Tool:
- Assessment Tool. This interactive tool begins with a Getting Started Guide that seeks to ensure systems address a fundamental set of controls that eliminate common threats.
- “Resilience Through Cyber-Informed Engineering: An Engineering and Operations Approach to Cybersecurity.”
- Agreement on Cybersecurity Principles for the Water Sector AWWA, AMWA, NAWC, NRWA
- North Saluda Helene Damages Sample
- Table Rock Fire Damages
- Table Rock Helene Damage Sample
- Hurricane Helene Watershed Impacts
- Water and Wastewater Systems Sector Cybersecurity
- It’s time to sound the alarm on water sector cybersecurity
- Securing the flow: Cyber resilience strategies for water and wastewater utilities
- Water sector expands partnership with volunteer hackers
- The Business Case for Resilience in Southeast Florida
- PFAS: Complying with the EPA’s Final Drinking Water Rule
General Information Resources