Search Results
Resource
Drought-Ready Communities - A Guide to Community Drought Preparedness
May 2011
The Drought-Ready Communities pilot project culminated in 2010 with this "Guide to Community Drought Preparedness" that communities throughout the U.S. can use to understand and reduce their drought risk. The process outlined in the Guide is broad-based, recognizing that drought creates problems that go beyond the scope of which water suppliers alone can address.
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA's Strategy for Achieving Clean Water
March 2011
This strategy describes the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) plans to address the most critical stressors and threats to America's water resources. The report summarizes the challenges faced by EPA in protecting America's water resources, including threats to human and aquatic ecosystem health, climate change impacts, infrastructure needs, and population increase. The strategy outlines the challenges that were discussed at the 2010 Coming Together for Clean Water forum, describes the public participation process, and highlights the EPA’s priorities for achieving clean water goals.
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
The Value of Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Recognizing Its Economic, Environmental and Social Benefits
January 21, 2011
From the Center for Neighborhood Technology, this guide outlines a framework for measuring and valuing the ecological, economic and social benefits of green infrastructure (GI). The value of Green Roofs, Tree Planting, Bioretention and Infiltration, Permeable Pavement, and Water Harvesting practices are detailed. The goals of the report are to inform decision-makers and planners about the multiple benefits green infrastructure offers communities; and to guide communities in quantifying the benefits of green infrastructure investments.
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
Minnesota Water Sustainability Framework
January 15, 2011
A result of funding from passage of the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Act in 2008, the Minnesota state legislature directed the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center to construct a 25-year water sustainability framework that describes the primary issues that must be addressed to achieve sustainable water use and recommendations for what the state should do to address those issues.
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
The Future of Research on Climate Change Impacts on Water
2011
The outcome of a workshop between federal agencies and water industry professionals, this document identifies research needs and decision support tools to help practitioners develop climate change adaptation strategies for water supply, wastewater, and stormwater management. The report summarizes the research and decision tools needed to help develop strategies to adapt the water sector for current and future climate change impacts.
Author or Affiliated User: Robert S. Raucher
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
Climate Ready Water Utilities: Final Report of the National Drinking Water Advisory Council
January 2011
This Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) report contains recommendations to assist drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems across the nation to increase their resilience to climate change impacts. EPA convened a CRWU Working Group under the National Drinking Water Advisory Council (NDWAC) in 2009, and the CRWU Report was delivered to EPA in January 2011. The general premise is that climate change represents an important challenge for drinking water and wastewater utilities and should be considered in all aspects of utility planning.
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
Addressing Climate Change in Long-Term Water Resources Planning and Management: User Needs for Improving Tools and Information
January 2011
This report, from the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - as part of the Climate Change and Water Working Group (CCAWWG) - identifies the needs of local, state, and federal water management agencies for climate change information and tools to support long-term water resources planning.
Authors or Affiliated Users: Levi D. Brekke, Kathleen White, J. Rolf Olsen, Edwin Townsley, David Williams, Charles Hennig, Curt Brown, Rod Wittler
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
California Department of Water Resources Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) Climate Change Document Clearinghouse
June 14, 2010
The Department of Water Resources' IRWM planning guidelines require the inclusion of climate change considerations in IRWM planning analyses. In an effort to assist Integrated Resources Water Management (IRWM) practitioners, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) developed a listing of climate change documents relevant to IRWM planning.
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
WestFAST Agencies Water-Climate Change Program Inventory
April 2010
The Western States Federal Agency Support Team (WestFAST) conducted an inventory of the current water science and water management climate change activities of its member agencies. The purpose of this inventory is to share information on Federal climate change programs that are relevant to western water managers to facilitate closer coordination between Federal agencies and State water scientists and managers.
Resource Category: Planning
See Resource Login to Add to My Resource List
Resource
Decision Support Planning Methods: Incorporating Climate Change Uncertainties into Water Planning
January 2010
The Water Utility Climate Alliance (WUCA) developed this white paper to present multiple-outcome planning techniques to water utilities interested in incorporating climate change into their planning. Many water utilities currently are engaged in, or considering, vulnerability assessments and will be seeking guidance on how to incorporate the large range of new information into their planning. This white paper is intended to guide those wanting to move forward with the adaptation process.
Resource Category: Planning
