Anacortes, Washington Rebuilds Water Treatment Plant for Climate Change |
See how a water utility in Washington state partnered with experts to redesign and rebuild a water utility to adapt to sea level rise and other changing climate conditions. |
Blue Plains Wastewater Facility in Washington DC Reinforces Facility Against Floods |
See how a wastewater utility in Washington, DC is protecting their facility by building a sea wall that accounts for higher river elevations and changing climate conditions. |
Boston Raises Wastewater Facility to Avoid Inundation |
See how Boston's Deer Island Water Treatment Facility redesigned their facility to account for expected sea levels and routinely evaluates performance under the best-available climate science. |
Camden, New Jersey Uses Green Infrastructure to Manage Stormwater |
See how Camden, NJ water utility used an EPA tool to assess the climate risks from projected precipitation increases and vulnerability of greater combined sewer overflows. |
DC Utilizes Green Infrastructure to Manage Stormwater |
See how the Washington, DC Water and Sewer Authority will use green infrastructure to reduce combined sewer overflows, maintain water quality, and provide adaptive flexibility to changing climate conditions. |
Fredericktown, Missouri Prepares for Climate Change Drought Risk |
See how a water utility in Fredericktown, MO used an EPA tool to assess climate vulnerability for their source water from drought, erosion and sedimentation. |
Iowa City, Iowa Closes Vulnerable Wastewater Facility |
See how Iowa City, IA responded to riverine flooding risk by decommissioning a vulnerable facility and expanding service outside the floodplain. |
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts Assesses Climate Vulnerability |
See how Manchester-by-the-sea used an EPA tool to help assess drinking water system vulnerability to sea level rise. |
Maryland Analyzes Coastal Wetlands Susceptibility to Climate Change |
See how the state of Maryland used a modeling tool to assess the vulnerability of saltmarshes to projected sea level rise. |
Minnehaha, MN Creek Watershed District Assesses Stormwater Management Climate Vulnerability |
See how the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District in Minnesota considered climate projections to better understand climate threats and vulnerability to stormwater management capabilities. |
Pennsylvania Protects Coldwater Fisheries and Water Quality from Climate Change |
See how Pennsylvania is planning to adapt to climate threats to water quality criteria and protect ecosystem health, particularly for cold water fisheries. |
San Juan Bay Estuary Program Assesses Vulnerability and Targets Low Risk Adaptation Measures |
See how the San Juan Bay Estuary Program assessed climate risk to the bay and identified adaptation strategies to reduce ecosystem vulnerability from changing climate conditions. |
Smart Growth Along the Riverfront Helps Manage Stormwater in Iowa City, Iowa |
See how Iowa City, IA used smart growth strategies to increase climate change resiliency by removing vulnerable structures and managing stormwater along the riverfront. |
Southern Nevada Water Authority Assesses Vulnerability To Climate Change |
See how the Southern Nevada Water Authority used an EPA tool to better assess climate vulnerability to drought and harmful algal blooms. |
Southwest Florida Assesses Salt Marsh Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise |
See how Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program and Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council assessed the sea level rise climate vulnerability of marshes and wetlands and identified potential adaptation strategies. |
Tampa Bay Diversifies Water Sources to Reduce Climate Risk |
See how a Tampa, FL water utility reduced vulnerability and evaluated climate threats to sea level rise exacerbated saltwater intrusion. |