Additional Resources for Understanding Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources Below are course-related resources, related training sources, and other web resources meant to provide additional details and information beyond what is provided in the course. Course-Related Resources Climate Change 101 http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/basics/#happening Climate Change 101 http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/causes.html http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basics/ What is causing climate change? http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/causes.html What is causing this rise in greenhouse gases? http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ghgemissions/ http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/basics/#responsible What are the indicators of climate change? http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/indicators/ What are the observed and projected changes in the U.S.? http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/science/future.html http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/adaptation/ The Water Cycle http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/water.html#watercvcles Vulnerability of Water Resources to Climate Change http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/water.html http://water.epa.gov/scitech/climatechange/2012-National-Water-Program-Strategy.cfm AEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency ------- The EPA National Water Program http://www.epa.gov/climate-change-water-sector Changes to Water Supplies http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/impacts/water.html#waterquality http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/impacts/water.html#watercvcles U.S. EPA Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (March 2014), http://water.epa.gov/scitech/climatechange/2012-National-Water-Program-Strategy.cfm EPA National Water Program Highlight - WaterSense http://www.epa.gov/watersense/ Local Case Study - Colorado Springs Utilities, CO Colorado Springs Utility Press Release: Colorado Springs Utilities wins 2014 WaterSense Partner of the Year Award: https://www.csu.org/Pages/newsl0092014.aspx US EPA Press Release: EPA recognizes Colorado Springs Utilities as WaterSense Partner of the Year: http://vosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/d0cf6618525a9efb85257359003fb69d/5baecc8fe51flc5185 257a8d0071b687!QpenDocument Local Case Study-Tuolumne Utilities District, Sonora, CA Tuolumnne Utilities District; TUD Teams Up with EPA on Drought Resilience Project: http://www.tudwater.com/tud-teams-epa-drought-resilience-proiect/ Increased Water Pollution http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/adaptation/overview.html U.S. EPA Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (March 2014), http://water.epa.gov/scitech/climatechange/2012-National-Water-Program-Strategy.cfm EPA National Water Program Highlight - Green Infrastructure U.S. EPA; Green Infrastructure for Climate Resiliency - http://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/green-infrastructure-climate-resiliencv Local Case Study - Kansas City, MO https://www.kcwaterservices.org/programs/ocp/ https://www.kcwaterservices.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Roadshow-Website-Version.pdf Stormwater Management Model - Climate Adjustment Tool: http://www.epa.gov/water-research/storm-water-management-model-swmm *>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 2 ------- National Stormwater Calculator - Climate Assessment Tool: http://www.epa.gov/water-research/national-stormwater-calculator Local Case Study - Southfork Nooksack River, WA U.S. EPA; EPA Region 10 Climate Change and TMDL Pilot Project - http://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZvNET.exe/P100G6H8.TXT?ZvActionD=ZvDocument&Client=EPA&lndex=2011 +Thru+2015&Docs=&Querv=&Time=&EndTime=&SearchMethod=l&TocRestrict=n&Toc=&TocEntry=&Q Field=&QFieldYear=&QFieldMonth=&QFieldDav=&lntQFieldOp=0&ExtQFieldOp=Q&XmlQuerv=&File=D% 3A%5Czvfiles%5Clndex%20Data%5Cllthrul5%5CTxt%5C00000006%5CP100G6H8.txt&User=ANONYMQ US&Password=anonymous&SortMethod=h%7C- &MaximumDocuments=l&FuzzvDegree=0&lmageQualitv=r75g8/r75g8/xl50yl50gl6/i425&Displav=p% 7Cf&DefSeekPage=x&SearchBack=ZvActionL&Back=ZyActionS&BackDesc=Results%20page&MaximumPa ges=l&ZyEntrv=l&SeekPage=x&ZyPURL U.S. EPA; EPA Region 10 Climate Change and TMDL Pilot - http://www.epa.gov/wed/pages/KleinWorkshop/Klein ProjectOverview Dayl.pdf Quantitative Assessment of Temperature Sensitivity of the South Fork Nooksack River under Future Climates using QUAL2Kw -http://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si public record report.cfm?dirEntrvld=288533 U.S. EPA; EPA Region 10 Climate Change and TMDL Pilot Project - South Fork Nooksack River, Washington - http://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si public record report.cfm?dirEntrvld=307432 Risks to Infrastructure and Operations http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/science/future.html#Precipitation U.S. EPA Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (May 2014) - http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-Q3/documents/ow-climate-change-adaptation- plan.pdf http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/coasts.html EPA National Water Program Highlight - Climate Ready Water Utilities U.S. EPA; Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) - http://www.epa.gov/crwu U.S. EPA; Water Infrastructure: Moving Toward Sustainability - http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015- 04/documents/sustainable practices utilities roadmap crwu.pdf Local Case Study-South Monmouth, NJ One Water Ohio; EPA's Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) - http://www.onewaterohio.org/docs/1300. EPAs Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness.pdf Federal Emergency Management Agency; South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority Unique Mitigation (Video) - https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/86134 *>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 3 ------- Federal Emergency Management Agency; Sewerage Authority Mitigation Plan Reduce Risk of Environmental Disaster - https://www.fema.gov/news-release/2013/ll/21/sewerage-authoritv- mitigation-plan-reduces-risk-environmental-disaster Local Case Study - Wailuku-Kahului Wastewater Reclamation Facility, HI Department of Land and Natural Resources - State of Hawaii; http://files.hawaii.gov/dlnr/meeting/submittals/140411/K-2.pdf Watershed Degradation http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/ecosystems.html U.S. EPA Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (May 2014), http://epa.gov/climatechange/Downloads/OW-climate-change-adaptation-plan.pdf EPA National Water Program Highlight - Healthy Watersheds, Recovery Potential Screening, Watershed Index Online U.S. EPA; Healthy Watersheds - http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/watershed/ U.S. EPA; Recovery Potential Screening - http://www.epa.gov/rps U.S. EPA; Watershed Index Online - http://gispub.epa.gov/wsio/ Local Case Study-Taunton River Watershed, MA Taunton River Watershed Climate Change Adaptation Plan (May 2013) - https://www.manomet.org/sites/default/files/publications and tools/Taunton Watershed%205-13.pdf Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences; Moving from Vulnerability to Resilience: Sustaining Ecosystem Services in the Face of Climate Change - kresge.org/sites/default/files/Uploaded%20Docs/Manomet%20CCS.pdf Coastal Impacts National Climate Assessment; Coastal Zone Development and Ecosystems - http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/coasts.html U.S. EPA Office of Water Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plan (May 2014), http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-Q3/documents/ow-climate-change-adaptation- plan.pdf EPA National Water Program Highlight - Climate Ready Estuaries U.S. EPA; Climate Ready Estuaries - http://www.epa.gov/cre U.S. EPA; Being Prepared for Climate Change: A Workbook for Developing Risk-Based Adaptation Plans - http://www.epa.gov/cre/being-prepared-climate-change-workbook-developing-risk-based-adaptation- plans *>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 4 ------- U.S. EPA; Climate Change Risk Management: CRE Adaptation Projects and the Risk Management Process - http://www.epa.gov/cre/climate-change-risk-management-cre-adaptation-proiects-and-risk- management-process U.S. EPA; Rolling Easements Primer - http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/documents/rollingeasementsprimer.pdf U.S. EPA; King Tides Fact Sheet - http://www.epa.gov/cre/king-tides-fact-sheet Local Case Study - San Juan Bay Estuary Program, PR U.S. EPA; San Juan Bay Information - http://water.epa.gov/type/oceb/nep/programs sjb.cfm Estuary Program of San Juan Bay - http://www.estuario.org/ U.S. EPA; National Estuary Program Coastal Condition Report - http://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-survevs/national-coastal-condition-assessment Ocean Acidification: The Other C02 Problem National Climate Assessment; Ocean Acidification - http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/our-changing-climate/ocean-acidification EPA National Water Program Highlight - Marine Ecosystem Valuation, Modeling and Monitoring http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/report/our-changing-climate/ocean-acidification Local Case Study - Casco Bay National Estuary Program, ME www.cascobavestuary.org Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Temperature http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/science/future.html#Temperature Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Precipitation http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/science/future.html#Precipitation Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Weather http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/science/future.html#Precipitation Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Sea Level http://www.epa.gOv/climatechange/science/future.html#sealevel Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Ocean Environment http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/water.html *>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 5 ------- Related Training U.S. EPA: • Local Government Climate Adaptation Training - www.epa.gov/localadaptationtraining • U.S. EPA's YouTube Video Playlist for Climate Change - https://www.voutube.com/plavlist?list=PLBhfkkuinoRB2-MJKSMN9SLOiZOiXz8Am • U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit Training Course - http://toolkit.climate.gov/training-courses National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: • http://climate.gov/teaching • https://www.youtube.com/user/NOAACIimate/videos U.S. Global Change Research Program: • http://www.globalchange.gov/browse/educators National Aeronautics and Space Administration: • http://climate.nasa.gov/climate resource center/interactives/quizzes U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service: • http://www.fs.usda.gov/ccrc/ U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service: • http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/climatechange/resources/?cid=stelp rdb!048146 United States Environmental Protection Agency 6 ------- Additional Web Resources To understand more about climate change impacts and adaptation, visit: http://nca2014.globalchange.gov/ To learn more about climate change impacts on water resources, visit: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/impacts/water.html To find more about information about what EPA is doing to reduce greenhouse gases, visit: http://www.epa.gov/climatechange To read other federal adaptation and implementation resources, visit: http://www.globalchange.gov/resources/federal-agencv-adaptation-planning-resources To view the President's Climate Action Plan, visit: https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ceq/initiatives/resilience To access the Climate Resilience Toolkit, visit: https://toolkit.climate.gov/ *>EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 7 ------- |