Presented by Former EPA Flint Emergency Coordinator

A Vision For a Safer Future

“Our mission is to prevent another water crisis like Flint by ensuring every community has access to safe, reliable drinking water. Drinking water professionals face evolving challenges – from aging infrastructure to changing regulations. This training provides real-world insights from Flint to help them protect public health and prevent future crises.”

–Anthony Ross, Director, Environmental & Public Health International

Why This Training is Essential

In April 2014 a negligent source water switch in Flint, a city of nearly 100,000 people (during that period) caused lead pipes to corrode and contaminate the drinking water. Devastating an already poverty-stricken city dealing with significant socioeconomic challenges. This catastrophic water switch resulted in:

• A devastating public health crisis
• Untold human suffering
• Billions of dollars in lawsuits
• Criminal charges, including involuntary manslaughter
  
  

Flint Water Crisis: Lead in Drinking Water Training Details

1. Key Learning Outcomes
2. Authority-Led Drinking Water Training
3. Gain Firsthand Insights on the Flint Water Crisis
4. What You Will Learn
5. Who Should Attend?
6. Registration Details
7. Register Now
8. Your Presenter
   

Key Learning Outcomes

• Understand the core failures that led to the Flint Water Crisis.
  
  
• Strengthen your ability to detect early warning signs.
  
  
• Gain the knowledge necessary to prevent similar crises and enhance public health protections.

Authority-Led Drinking Water Training

This exclusive training is led by Anthony Ross, former EPA Flint Emergency Coordinator and founder of Environmental & Public Health International.

Anthony played a pivotal role in ensuring safe drinking water for the people of Flint. His responsibilities included:

• Working with the City of Flint, Flint’s public water system, and the state of Michigan to ensure compliance with EPA’s Flint Safe Drinking Water Act Emergency Order.
  
  
• Collaborating with Flint and Michigan to accelerate lead service line replacements while maintaining Lead and Copper Rule compliance.
  
  
• Facilitating communication across EPA, and with Flint and Michigan ensure safe drinking water for Flint.

Gain Firsthand Insights on the Flint Water Crisis

This training will:

• Provide a critical examination of what went wrong, key missteps, and essential strategies to prevent future drinking water crises.
  
  
• Equip you with critical insights to recognize problems early on and avert catastrophic public health failures.
  
  
• Highlight the importance of taking community feedback seriously. Many opportunities to prevent this disaster were missed.
  
  
• Help you make more informed decisions to safeguard public health.
  
  

What You Will Learn

Who Should Attend?

Are you responsible for ensuring safe drinking water? This training is ideal for:

• Regulators overseeing the Safe Drinking Water Act.
  
  
• Public Water System Operators & Distribution Professionals.
  
  
• Senior executives, middle management, and technical staff in federal, state, and local governments, and water utility personnel.
  
  
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Emergency Response Personnel.
  
  

Registration Details

• Register in one minute. We’ve streamlined the process for your convenience.
  
  
• Single Attendee Fee: $1,895
  
  
• Duration: 2 hours and 45 minutes.
  
  
• Registration closes two weeks before the training date.
  
  
• Attendance is limited to facilitate a more engaging experience for you.
  
  
• This training is officially archived and permanently citable in the Open Science Framework (OSF) under DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/ETJ9Z, establishing it as a critical, peer-recognized educational resource for protecting public health and improving drinking water quality.
  
  
  

Upcoming Online Training Session

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Date: June 11, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM (Eastern Time Zone)
Location: Online