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| Published date: | Nov 27, 2023 at 2:13 p.m. | |
| DOI: | 10.4211/hs.c874f49441144c1791d717c528092c8e | |
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Abstract
Increased wildfire activity in the western US can lead to detrimental cascading effects to water quality. After fires, burned areas may experience significant runoff-induced erosion and sediment transport into rivers and reservoirs, which could rapidly overwhelm existing drinking water treatment plants. This paper couples an assessment of wildfire risk with an evaluation of water utility preparedness to understand where key fire-related drinking water vulnerabilities exist. Wildfire risk assessments were constructed and expanded from a commonly used methodology co-developed between researchers and water managers (Edel et al., 2002), to understand drinking water impacts on water quality after wildfires. A water utility preparedness index was created for this study using publicly available information to contextualize how well utilities may be able to respond to water quality degradation after fires.
Results indicate that 11% of utilities studied (10% of the population served) were underprepared for fire and 22% of watersheds used were at greater risk of wildfire (9% of the population served). However, over three-quarters of utilities (76% of the population served) showed a moderate risk of fire and some need for improved fire preparedness. information developed here could provide a useful framework from which utility managers can better assess their likely wildfire risk and preparation plans.
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| This resource updates and replaces a previous version | Robichaud, P. (2023). Drinking Water Under Fire: Water Utilities’ Vulnerability to Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest, HydroShare, http://www.hydroshare.org/resource/75d565f76a9c4f04990b1538201010d1 |
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| NASA | NASA Water Resources Program | 80NSSC19K1197 |
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| Name | Organization | Address | Phone | Author Identifiers |
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| Julie Padowski | Washington State University | WA, US | 5093358539 |
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