Main Title |
National Water Program strategy : response to climate change / |
Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, |
Year Published |
2008 |
Report Number |
EPA 800-R-08-001 |
OCLC Number |
316063718 |
Subjects |
Water-supply--Environmental aspects--United States ;
Water quality management--United States ;
Water--Pollution--Risk assessment--United States ;
Climatic changes--Risk assessment--United States
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 800-R-08-001 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ERAD |
EPA 800/R-08-001 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
03/29/2010 |
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Collation |
v, 97 pages : illustrations, maps, tables ; 28 cm |
Notes |
"EPA 800-R-08-001." "This document was prepared by the National Water Program Climate Change Workgroup." Cover title. "September 2008." Includes bibliographical references. |
Contents Notes |
This National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change provides an overview of the likely effects of climate change on water resources and the nation's clean water and safe drinking water programs. This final strategy also describes 40 specific actions the National Water Program intends to take to adapt program implementation in light of climate change. Introduction -- Climate change impacts on water resources -- Climate change basic science -- Air and water temperature change impacts -- Rainfall/snowfall levels and distribution change impacts -- Storm intensity change impacts -- Sea level rise impacts -- Coastal/ocean characteristic change impacts -- Changes in energy generation -- National Water Program: climate change goals and response actions -- Greenhouse gas mitigation related to water -- Adapting water programs to climate change -- Climate change research related to water -- Water program education on climate change -- Water Program management of climate change -- Appendices -- Climate change impacts on water in regions of the United States -- Summary list of climate change actions -- Adaptations for Alaska water infrastructure -- EPA global climate change research related to water -- Potential climate change/water research needs -- Glossary of Water Program and climate change terms -- Glossary of water program and climate change terms -- Water Program and climate change acronyms. |