Oakland County’s water resources officials and county road commission officials will co-host a public meeting on how water and roads interact, and what is being done to limit damage.

This is part of the water resources commission’s ongoing Water Infrastructure 101: What you need to know below and beyond series. The educational program won 2020 innovation honors from the National Association of Counties.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Rochester Hills Public Library, 500 Olde Towne Road in Rochester.

Speakers will include Craig Bryson, the road commission’s senior communications manager and Jim Nash, the county’s water resources commissioner.

They’ll discuss water, drain and road infrastructure, among other issues and answer attendees’ questions.

For more information, call the Rochester Hills Public Library’s adult services desk at (248) 656-2900.

Nash said it’s important for people to know that systems are being redesigned to handle the larger storms expected as a consequence of climate change.”

“It is important that the people of our region understand our infrastructure and how we are building resilience for the future,” he said.

Bryson will talk about how drainage is being improved for roads, which affects residents in many ways they don’t realize, he said. The next event in the Water Infrastructure 101 series is a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit, Water/Ways featuring all the ways water affects life, society, and other aspects of existence. The exhibit will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13 at the Oxford Public Library, 530 Pontiac St. in Oxford. Nash will be the guest speaker. Call Oxford Public Library at (248) 628-3034 for details.

The series resumes with an Earth Day event on rain gardens at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the Auburn Hills Public Library, 3400 East Seyburn Drive, Auburn Hills. For details call (248) 370-9353.

Water Infrastructure 101 started in 2018 as a partnership with local libraries and the water resources commission.

To learn more about the county’s water resources commission, visit oakgov.com/water; the road commission is online at www.rcocweb.org.

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