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Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT) 3.0 (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's CREAT is a risk assessment application, which helps utilities in adapting to extreme weather events through a better understanding of current and long-term weather conditions....
Climate Scenarios Projection Map (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Climate Scenarios Projection Map illustrates potential climate change effects throughout the United States. These effects include changes in average annual temperature, precipitation, 100-year storm intensity,...
Drought Response and Recovery Guide (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Drought Response and Recovery Guide provides worksheets, best practices, videos and key resources for responding to drought emergencies and building long-term resilience. The guide relays...
Federal Funding for Water and Wastewater Utilities in National Disasters (Fed FUNDS) (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's FedFUNDS site gives utilities information about federal disaster funding programs. Although FedFUNDS focuses on major disasters, you can use the information for any incident that...
Flood Preparedness in the Water/Wastewater Sector (WaterISAC)
WaterISAC has compiled a set of resources for you to consider as you prepare for potential flooding scenarios. All of the linked resources here are available through...
Flood Resilience: A Basic Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Flood Resilience Guide helps utilities understand the flooding threat and identify practical mitigation options to protect their critical assets. The guide includes worksheets and step-by-step...
Hazard Mitigation for Natural Disasters: A Starter Guide for Water and Wastewater Utilities (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Hazard Mitigation for Natural Disasters suggests to utilities how to mitigate natural disasters and their impacts, including floods, earthquakes, droughts, wildfires, tornados and power outages....
Impact of Wildfires on Treatment Plant Operations and Design (Hazen and Sawyer)
The environmental consultancy firm Hazen and Sawyer published a report discussing the impacts of wildfires on water treatment plant operations. In particular, it observes that poor influent...
Incident Action Checklists (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Incident Action Checklists are hazard-specific "rip-and-run" resources that help utilities identify actions to take before and during an incident. The checklists address drought, extreme heat,...
Mitigation Success Stories and Best Practices Portfolio (FEMA)
FEMA's Best Practices Portfolio is a collection of ideas, activities, projects and funding sources that can help reduce or prevent the impacts of disasters. To take a...
National Risk Index (FEMA)
In November 2020, FEMA released its National Risk Index (NRI), an online mapping application that analyzes a community’s risk factors from 18 natural hazards, some of which...
National Stormwater Calculator (US EPA)
U.S. EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere in...
Resilient Strategies Guide for Water Utilities (US EPA)
This resource serves as an introduction to extreme weather event adaptation planning. Utilities can learn how to implement strategies to prepare for extreme weather events, to include generating a...
Sea Level Rise Calculator and Planning Tool (NY, NJ) (USGCRP)
The U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), NOAA, USACE, and FEMA recently released a sea level rise planning tool - which includes interactive sea level rise (SLR)...
Storm Surge Inundation Maps (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Storm Surge Inundation Maps show hurricane strike frequency, storm surge flooding and FEMA flood zones along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico. Read...
Underground Storage Tank (UST) Finder (EPA)
EPA recently released the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Finder, an online mapping tool providing access to localized information on the attributes and locations of leaking underground storage...
Weather & Hydrologic Forecasting for Water Utility Incident Preparedness and Response (US EPA)
U.S. EPA's Weather & Hydrologic Forecasting for Water Utility Incident Preparedness and Response compiles a list of resources that drinking water and wastewater utilities use to maintain...