Utility Resiliency and Cyber Security Workshop

Join us for an informative one-day event covering key topics impacting today’s water and wastewater sector. Sessions will include an introduction to OhioWARN and mutual aid resources, insights into current security threats and cybersecurity best practices, and guidance on updating Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans under SDWA Section 1433. Attendees will also hear from the Ohio Cyber Reserve, review lessons learned from the Winter Storm Fern water emergency, and gain valuable updates on operator requirements and system resiliency. This event offers practical knowledge to strengthen preparedness, compliance, and infrastructure security.

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Registration Deadline: May 7, 2026 (Thursday)
Registration Fees:
    • AWWA Member: $60
    • Non-Members: $80

Agenda (5.0 Contact Hours Available - Pending OEPA Approval)

• 9:00am - 9:30am: Registration
• 9:30am - 10:00am: What is Ohio WARN (OHWARN)?
• Presenter: 
• Chris Burden, Columbus Water & Power (Ohio Warn Steering Committee)
• 10:00am - 11:00am: Assessing Threats to the Water & Wastewater Sector
• Presenter: 
• Amelia Moore (Ohio Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Unit)
• Tom Bergeram (Ohio Homeland Security Critical Infrastructure Unit)
• 11:00am - 12:00am: Updating your Risk and Resilience Assessments and Emergency Response Plans under Safe Drinking Water Act section 1433
• Presenter:
• Chelsea Hintz, USEPA (Biologist)
• 12:00am - 12:30pm: Ohio Cyber Reserve’s Mission 
• Presenter:
• Victor Mascari, Ohio Cyber Reserve
• 12:30pm - 1:30pm: Lunch and Networking
• 1:30pm - 2:30pm: Winter Storm Fern Response (tentative) 
• Presenter: 
• Chris Williams, OEMA
• Gary Lehman, OHS
• 2:30pm - 3:30pm: Operations and Resiliency for Public Water Systems 
• Presenter: 
• Sean Roose, OEPA 
• 3:30pm: Workshop Evaluation & Adjourn  
• Presenter: 
• Chris Burden, Columbus Water & Power (Ohio Warn Steering Committee)

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