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Climate change: Charting a water course in an uncertain future
Author(s) -
Wallis Michael J.,
Ambrose Michael R.,
Chan Clifford C.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2008.tb09653.x
Subject(s) - climate change , water supply , course (navigation) , environmental science , plan (archaeology) , water resources , resource (disambiguation) , environmental resource management , global warming , environmental planning , water resource management , computer science , engineering , environmental engineering , geography , ecology , computer network , archaeology , biology , aerospace engineering
The planet is warming, and many scientists agree that the rise in temperature is human‐made. However, science has not developed a model to predict the effects of increasing temperatures. Still, water utilities can and must plan for the uncertainties of climate change and its effects on water supplies and operations. The findings of a comprehensive case study, conducted by the East Bay Municipal Utility District in California on strategies to mitigate and adapt to climate changes, are presented in this article. Water utilities must include climate change in water supply availability and resource planning and can use this case study as a framework. The information presented in this article is applicable to long‐term water supply planning and can assist with decision‐making.