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Resiliency – Planning Individually and as a Region for Tomorrow

Resiliency – Planning Individually and as a Region for Tomorrow. Ray Hoffman Director, Seattle Public Utilities . Cascade Water Alliance’s 15 th Anniversary Celebration Bellevue, WA May 15, 2014. Overview Water Supply Forum’s resiliency work

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Resiliency – Planning Individually and as a Region for Tomorrow

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  1. Resiliency – Planning Individually and as a Region for Tomorrow Ray Hoffman Director, Seattle Public Utilities Cascade Water Alliance’s 15th Anniversary Celebration Bellevue, WA May 15, 2014

  2. Overview Water Supply Forum’s resiliency work Seattle Public Utilities climate resiliency program Conclusions

  3. Regional water system resiliency project 2014-2015 • Investigate water system vulnerabilities • Identify solutions to regional risks • Educate and communicate to build support for solutions

  4. Water system resiliency – limit damage and recover quickly from a disturbance • Earthquakes • Droughts • Water quality • Climate change

  5. SPU’s climate program • Water Supply Urban Drainage Sea Level Rise Carbon neutrality

  6. Earthquake Scenario • Estimated 1,000 pipeline failures primarily in the Duwamish Valley • Scenario developed with Water Research Foundation Vulnerability Scale Green - failure rate < 0.05 failures/1000ft Light Blue - 0.05 < failure rate < 0.5 Dark Blue - 0.5 < failure rate < 1.5 Purple - 1.5 < failure rate < 2.0 Red - 2.0 failures/1000ft < failure rate

  7. http://www.atmos.washington.edu/SPU/

  8. Mainstream Adaptation

  9. Incorporate climate change into decision making Thank You

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