News release: California Water Institute interim director Laura Ramos appointed to state advisory group on wastewater
California Water Institute Interim Director Laura Ramos has been appointed to the California State Water Board’s Wastewater Needs Assessment (WWNA) Advisory Group. The WWNA is a four-year assessment project, that began in July 2023, to provide information on and strategies to address California’s water-related sanitation system needs. This first-of-its-kind study has two phases: • Phase I, understanding baseline conditions of California’s wastewater infrastructure and • Phase II, identifying wastewater systems of concern and potential solution As part of the Advisory Group, Ramos will advise the WWNA project team to develop a statewide assessment for Californians’ equal and human right to sanitation and safe wastewater management and critical wastewater infrastructure needs.