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Maintain sufficient water supply to meet demand

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Approach

Maintain sufficient water supply to meet demand

Tactics

  • Attribute causes of potable water loss to determine appropriate response
  • Investigate alternative water sources (e.g.
  • ground water)
  • Consider constructing new wells
  • cisterns
  • and reservoirs
  • Increase water storage with artificial storage infrastructure (e.g.
  • water towers)
  • Import water from other regions

Citation

Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M., eds. (2014). Climate change vulnerability and adaptation in the North Cascades region. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-892. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.
, Raymond, C.L.; Peterson, D.L.; Rochefort, R.M. (2013). The North Cascadia Adaptation Partnership: a science-management collaboration for responding to climate change. Sustainability. 5: 136–159.