CRWU Resources for Water Utilities
CRWU and its partners provide water sector utilities with the tools, training, and technical assistance needed to adapt to extreme weather. These include:
CREAT Version 3.0 Methodology Guide
This guide provides details on the structure of the web application for Version 3.0 of CREAT. CREAT is a supplemental tool that assists drinking water, wastewater and stormwater utility owners and operators in understanding and identifying current and future climate conditions, as well as the implementation of potential adaptation options. CREAT 3.0 Methodology Guide
Georgetown Clearance Center's Adaptation Clearinghouse
The Adaptation Clearinghouse is an online database and networking site that serves policymakers and others who are working to help communities adapt to climate change. The water sector page Exitis powered by EPA's CRWU toolbox and other resources found in the Adaptation Clearinghouse. Exit
Risks & Resilience: Considering the Integration of Climate Readiness into Financial Analyses of Drinking Water & Wastewater Utilities
Representatives from water sector utilities, water associations and financial institutions participated in a discussion about whether or how water sector utility climate readiness might be reflected in credit or bond ratings, and other financial analyses. The findings of this stakeholder process are detailed in this document.
Studies and Reports
- EPA Clean Water State Revolving Fund's Green Project Reserve
- EPA Effective Utility Management
- EPA State and Local Climate and Energy Program
- EPA Watershed Academy Webcast "Climate Adaptation Tools for Addressing Water Issues"
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Portal
- U.S. Global Change Research Program
- National Water Program 2012 Strategy - Response to Climate Change
- CERES Report - Water Ripples: Expanding Risks for U.S. Water ProviderExit