Climate Action Plan

The Water Authority recognizes the challenges that climate change poses to our region and is committed to proactively addressing the issue. The Climate Action Plan is an interdisciplinary effort intended to promote, facilitate, and coordinate implementation of climate change strategies and related activities within the Water Authority.

The plan will focus on both greenhouse-gas emission reduction and adaptation measures to ensure the Water Authority's water supplies, infrastructure, and services will accommodate the projected impacts of climate change.

The Climate Action Plan will be developed in conjunction with the 2012 Regional Water Facilities Optimization and Master Plan Update. It will entail a comprehensive look at Water Authority current practices and operations, and include an analysis of feasible measures that could be implemented to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and prepare for climate-change effects. The document is expected to be publicly reviewed in late 2012 and adopted by the Water Authority Board of Directors in early 2013.