Increase resistance of infrastructure and cultural and historical resources

Approach

Tactics

Stabilize banks near resources with rip-rap or vegetation

Consider increased use of engineered logjams to redirect flows

Sensitivity

Higher peak flows will increase vulnerability of points of diversion (PODs) and damage or disrupt access to facilities and cultural and historical resources. The potential increased use of facilities may exacerbate safety hazards.

Strategy

Design and modify infrastructure to match future conditions

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.

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