EPA Draft Climate Change Strategy Available

EPA's Office of Water recently released its draft National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change.

To view the draft strategy, click here.

For more information, see AMWA's bulletin on the issue here (login required).

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AMWA Issues CCSP Comments

AMWA recently submitted comments on how the Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) can best meet the needs of America's drinking water systems as they prepare for the long-term implications of global climate change.

View Comments (pdf file)

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EPA Releases New Document to Help Utilities Maximize Energy Efficiency

EPA's new publication, Ensuring a Sustainable Future: An Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities, features a a step-by-step workbook to help utilities use an environmental management systems (EMS) approach to reduce energy use at water and wastewater facilities.

Download Document (pdf - 1.9 MB)

View EPA's Sustainable Infrastructure for Water and Wastewater Page.

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Read AMWA's Study of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources

In December, AMWA released its white paper, Implications of Climate Change for Urban Water Utilities, which identifies likely impacts of climate change on drinking water systems in different regions of the U.S.  A condensed summary of the report is also available.

VIEW WHITE PAPER

VIEW SUMMARY

VIEW NEWS RELEASE

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Drinking Water Systems Take Action

How will climate change affect your community's drinking water supplies?  What are AMWA member utilities doing now to prepare for the coming challenges?

FIND OUT HERE

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Report Reviews California Climate Risks, Responses

A new report from the California Urban Water Agencies (CUWA), Climate Change and Urban Water Resources: Investing for Reliability, details how climate change is expected to impact the water resources of that state, and what actions California drinking water providers are already taking to secure water availability into the future.  Several CUWA member utilities are also AMWA members.

CUWA CLIMATE CHANGE REPORT [Download - 2.5 MB]

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IPCC/USGS Climate Change Studies

Download reports prepared by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United States Geological Survey on the potential impacts of climate change on water resources.

USGS: Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change for the Water Resources of the United States [Download - 400 KB]

IPCC: Climate Change 2007: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability -  Summary for Policymakers [Download - 544 KB]

IPCC: Climate Change 2007: Mitigation - Summary for Policymakers [Download - 616 KB]

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