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Climate Change and Water Supply Security: Reconfiguring Groundwater Management to Reduce Drought Vulnerability
Description: "This research examined approaches to reducing drought vulnerability, focusing on five water agencies on California's north and central coast that rely on local and regional sources of water. Curtailing water use is the principal response to drought. In
Source: California Climate Change Center
Publication Date: Jul 31, 2012
Topics: California: Statewide / Drought / Groundwater / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

Sonoma County Water Agency Water Supply Strategies
Description: Includes a climate change component. (Dec. 2011)
Publication Date: Dec 1, 2011
Topics: California: Bay Area and Delta / Sample Climate Action Plans / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

Comparison of treatment process sustainability at water plants in the Sacramento region
Description: Carbon footprints of water treatment processes at urban facilities. (Journal AWWA, Sept. 2011)
Source: American Water Works Association
Publication Date: Sep 1, 2011
Topics: Greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction, mitigation / Water utilities guidance / California: Statewide / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

Climate Change Adaptation for Local Water Management in the San Francisco Bay Area
Description: Includes data for Santa Clara Valley Water District. "Climate change will affect both sea level and the temporal and spatial distribution of runoff in California. These climate changes will affect the reliability of water supplies and operations of Calif
Source: University of California, Davis
Publication Date: Jul 6, 2011
Topics: Adaptation / California: Bay Area and Delta / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts / Santa Clara Valley Water District /

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments: Four Case Studies of Water Utility Practices
Description: Case studies of East Bay Municipal Utility District, New York City Dept. of Environmental Protection, Seattle Public Utilities, and Spartanburg Water. (Final, March 2011) Keywords: East Bay MUD, EBMUD
Source: United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publication Date: Mar 17, 2011
Topics: Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / California: Bay Area and Delta / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

Climate Change in Water Utility Planning: Decision Analytic Approaches
Description: Includes case studies detailing how four other utilities -- Colorado Springs, Palm Beach County, Massachusetts Water Resource Authority, and Inland Empire -- are planning for climate change.
Source: Water Research Foundation
Publication Date: Jan 1, 2011
Topics: Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

Adapting to Climate Change: State of the Science for North Bay Watersheds: A Guide for Managers
Description: "The North Bay Watershed Association (NBWA) commissioned this guide to assess and summarize potential climate change impacts to the hydrology of basins draining to the North San Pablo Bay portion of the San Francisco Bay Estuary based on 'the state of the
Publication Date: Dec 1, 2010
Topics: California: Bay Area and Delta / Ecosystems, Habitat, Threatened Species / Flooding / Sea level rise / Water quality / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

Global Warming and the Impacts of Declining Water Levels on Production Wells
Description: Presentation by Tony Morgan, United Water Conservation District, Oct. 2009
Publication Date: Oct 7, 2009
Topics: California: Statewide / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Groundwater / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

Climate Change and Water Resources in California: The Cost of Conservation versus Supply Augmentation for the East Bay Municipal Utility District
Description: "This paper compares the cost per acre-foot to the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) of conservation versus an increase in size of Pardee Reservoir. The paper analyzes two components of the EBMUD’s 2009 Water Plan for meeting demands in 2040: pr
Source: University of California, Berkeley
Publication Date: May 18, 2009
Topics: California: Bay Area and Delta / Dams and reservoirs / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

East Bay Municipal Utility District: Alternative Water Supply and Drinking Water System Operations: Preparation for Climate Change Adaptation
Description: (Jan. 7, 2009)
Publication Date: Jan 7, 2009
Topics: Adaptation / California: Bay Area and Delta / Sample Climate Action Plans / Water supply, changes in supply, snowpack / Water utilities guidance / California: Water/Flood Protection Districts /

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