Option

Account for climate projections in water and water infrastructure planning

Details

Focus of action
Planning
Option

Account for climate projections in water and water infrastructure planning

Focus of action
Planning

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Work with partners (federal, state and local) annually to reevaluate science for appropriate SLR planning levels. Flooding – Coastal Multiple or All Assets Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 180)
Take sea level rise and intense hurricanes into account when planning for future flood heights. Flooding – Coastal Multiple or All Assets National HUD Community Resilience Toolkit (p. 11)
Account for projected changes in precipitation and sea level rise in water and water infrastructure planning. Flooding – CoastalFlooding – General Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southwest Climate Resilient San Diego (p. 57 (pdf p. 63))
Ensure consistency in water resource scenarios used for planning. Water QualityDrought Water Infrastructure – GeneralAquatic and Marine Resources Southeast Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel
Coordinate among city, town and county government public works agencies, water utilities and other operators of water infrastructure to develop and maintain local and regional inventories of existing Water QualityDroughtFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel