Option

Inventory and manage water and drainage infrastructure assets

Details

Focus of action
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Option

Inventory and manage water and drainage infrastructure assets

Focus of action
Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Assess Vulnerability & Risk

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Identify the locations of water distribution, water treatment and stormwater infrastructure. Monitor their conditions (i.e., age, material integrity). Note that subsidence can negatively affect water DroughtFlooding – CoastalFlooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 202 (pdf p. 214))
Create an inventory of drainage features and a plan to keep it updated. Flooding – GeneralFlooding – Rainfall-induced Water Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Charleston, South Carolina - All Hazards Vulnerability & Risk Assessment (p. 183)
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
Develop a spatial database of resilience projects for water infrastructure. Track the climate resilience projects being designed and built. Water QualityFlooding – General Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralWater Infrastructure – Stormwater Southeast Southeast Florida Compact Regional Climate Action Plan - Energy and Fuel
Increase the number of public water systems and publicly owned wastewater treatment works implementing an asset management program. Asset management programs facilitate the ability to track maintenance, Water QualityChanging Seasons Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – General Northeast Vermont Climate Action Plan (p. 150 (pdf p. 158))