Join us March 7, 2023 from 10am - 3pm at the Bay Area Metro Center (Yerba Buena Room), 375 Beale St, San Francisco, CA 94105. The workshop will be focused on hearing from wastewater professionals addressing social and racial equity, and hands-on exercises to consider opportunities to create and implement social and racial equity action plans and community engagement in your agency.

This work is being led by the Transforming Urban Water (TRUW) initiative that advances innovative nature-based solutions for the San Francisco Bay shoreline in conjunction with wastewater treatment facilities. The initiative is led by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, in close collaboration with the East Bay Dischargers Authority, Oro Loma Sanitary District, San Francisco Estuary Institute and UC Berkeley. It grew out of the development of the Oro Loma Living Laboratory, built in 2018 to study the concept of a horizontal levee and its associated benefits. 
 
Wastewater agencies around the Bay Area are designing and implementing innovative technologies and strategies to address sea level rise and other climate change adaptation, including nature-based solutions. As their work moves beyond the walls of the treatment plant, wastewater agencies are finding that more community interaction and engagement is needed than ever before. These new practices require different skills, including training to support wastewater agencies in adopting best practices for racial and social justice.  The organizing team is hopeful that these skills can be put to use by all wastewater agencies, irrespective of whether they are engaging directly in climate adaptation. 

For more information please reach out to Liz Juvera (liz.juvera@sfestuary.org) or Sasha Harris Lovett (sasha.harris-lovett@sfestuary.org) at the San Francisco Estuary Partnership or Marcus Griswold at Calm Waters Group (mgriswold@calmwatersgroup.com)