Building understanding for water system resilience to changing streamflows

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Water delivery systems in the Intermountain West face increasing challenges from weather-related climate hazards such as drought, wildfire and flooding. Climate hazards can cause significant disruption to water delivery, water shortages and lead to poor water quality. The severity and frequency of climate hazards is likely to increase in the coming decades. Effective water management in the Intermountain West must include efforts to consider climate impacts to water systems and how to make water systems more resilient to climate. Western Water Assessment is launching a project that seeks to connect water managers and scientists in order to help build more climate resilient water systems. The upcoming Challenges to Building Resilient Water Systems Webinar Series seeks to connect water managers with the most recent and relevant research about climate hazard and climate change impacts to regional water systems. The monthly webinar series will run from September 2024 through February 2025 and cover topics such as new climate monitoring and prediction tools, temperature and precipitation extremes and post-2026 Colorado River Basin water policy. In winter 2025, WWA will convene an in-person symposium on the Front Range of Colorado and Utah’s Wasatch Front to connect water managers with researchers to share recent research and climate resilience efforts.

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