| Boise Aquatic Sciences Laboratory | Multiple Regression Stream Temperature Model | 2009 | This model relies on thermograph data, predictor variables, GIS software, and digital elevation models to model stream temperature. This allows users to characterize temperature trends related to climate change or management activities. | Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This model is intended to determine habitat suitability for fish species. | Link to Site |
| Boise Aquatic Sciences Laboratory | Spatial Statistical Stream Temperature Model | 2010 | This model relies on thermograph data and predictor variables to model stream temperature. The model can be used to evaluate the affects of climate change on stream temperature. | Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This model is intended to determine habitat suitability for fish species. | Link to Site |
| ESRI - ArcGIS Resource Center | Hydro Data Model | 2002 |
This model focuses on surface water. ESRI provides case studies to inform modeling efforts and provide best practices, along with a number of hydrological tools to further improve the Hydro Data Model. This will allow users to model potential changes in hydrological flow resulting from climate change.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This model can be downloaded free of charge.
| http://resources.arcgis.com/content/hydro-data-model |
| Hydrocomp, Inc. | Hydrocomp Forecast and Analysis Modeling System II (HfamII) | 2008 |
The HfamII is a simulation model capable of forecasting variation in stream flow, reservoir levels, and water use. Model outputs can be loaded directly into Microsoft Excel or Word. This model allows water utility managers to forecast changes in hydrological conditions resulting from climate change.
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Meets Use Criteria. Must contact Hydrocomp, Inc to obtain model.
| http://www.hydrocomp.com/HfamSoftware/Hfam%20II%20Description.htm |
| National Center for Atmospheric Research | Community Earth System Model (CESM) | 2010 |
The CESM is a climate model capable of simulating changes in the climate system. The model combines simulations of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and sea ice to model past, present, and future changes in climate. This will help inform water resource managers of potential changes in future climate.
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Cited or Used by Government Agency or Research Institution. This model allows users to model climate change at a global scale.
| http://www.cesm.ucar.edu/models/cesm1.0/ |
| NOAA - National Climatic Data Center | Drought Termination and Amelioration | 2010 |
This tool allows users to determine how much precipitation would be needed to alleviate drought conditions. This can be a helpful tool for utility planners working in areas vulnerable to drought.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. Drought information is provided for the continental United States.
| http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/drought/recovery.php |
| North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program | Model Results | 2007 |
This web site provides users with downscaled results from a number of global change simulation models. Downscaled results address temperature and precipitation. The results of these models can aid water resource managers in forecasting hydrological conditions and adjusting long-term planning.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. Users must register with the site in order to access data.
| http://www.narccap.ucar.edu/results/index.html#climate-change |
| POLIS Project on Ecological Governance | Watersmart Scenario Builder | 2010 |
This tool, a spreadsheet based calculator, allows users to calculate changes in energy and water use efficiency through implementing different scenarios and use patterns. This tool can help water utility managers reduce their carbon footprint.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This tool is available free of charge.
| http://poliswaterproject.org/publication/362 |
| River Network | Water-Energy Tool Kit: Understanding the Carbon Footprint of Your Water Use | 2010 | River Network's guidebook provides users with 11 different tools and calculators to help water resource managers measure the carbon footprint of water use. Tools generally focus on improvements in water use efficiency and energy efficiency which can help water resource managers reduce their carbon footprint. | Meets Use Criteria. Application provides a number of additional energy and water "calculators." | Link to Site |
| Semenov, Mikhail A. - Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | LARS-WG | 2010 |
This model simulates time-series weather data that can be used to assess hydrological risks and build daily site-specific climate change projections. This can help water utilities in assessing climate related risks to water resources.
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Meets Use Criteria. This model has been used extensively in academia to model climate change impacts.
| http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/mas-models/larswg.php |
| South Florida Water Management District | South Florida Water Management Model | 2009 | This model is a regional scale model that simulates water resource management systems in South Florida. The model uses climatic data from 1965-2000. It can be used by water resource managers to assess changes in utility operations related to climate change. | Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This model is specific to South Florida. | Link to Site |
| Stockholm Environmental Institute | Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) System | 2002 |
This tool models water balances at the watershed level. Data is linked with Google Earth layers to allow for policy planning and management. The model can be used to simulate a broad range of natural and engineered changes in the hydrological system and assist water utilities in examining supply development and management options.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This tool has been applied in a number of countries, including the United States.
| http://www.weap21.org/ |
| The Nature Conservancy | Climate Wizard | 2007 |
This tool from the Nature Conservancy allows users to forecast changes in average temperature and precipitation under a number of global climate model projections.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This tool can be used globally and for the United States.
| http://www.climatewizard.org/ |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) | 2010 |
This rainfall-runoff model is used to simulate runoff quantity and quality, primarily in urban areas. It has been used for planning related to storm water, wastewater, and other drainage issues. This tool can help inform flood control planning in light of climate change scenarios.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This tool can be downloaded free of charge.
| http://www.epa.gov/ednnrmrl/models/swmm/ |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Climate Ready Water Utilities (CRWU) Toolbox | 2010 |
U.S. EPA's CRWU toolbox provides utility managers with access to a number of resources relating to climate change and water utility management. This web site allows users to select information categories and resources relevant to their utility and identify information sources and tools relevant to their inquiries.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This tool can generate information on funding opportunities, current activities, publications, tools, models, and workshops.
| http://www.epa.gov/safewater/watersecurity/climate/toolbox.html |
| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Portfolio Manager | Undated | U.S. EPA's Portfolio Manager provides information on how to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from water utilities. | Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. Methodology for this calculation is based only on energy consumption. | Link to Site |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Spatially Referenced Regressions on Watershed Attributes (SPARROW) | 2009 |
The SPARROW model is a watershed modeling technique that relies on watershed attributes to predict contaminant flux, concentration, and yields in stream flow. This model can help water utilities forecast changes in water quality under future climate conditions.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. Developed for selected regions of the United States.
| http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/sparrow/sparrow-mod.html |
| UK Met Office, Hadley Centre | Providing Regional Climates for Impacts Studies (PRECIS) | 2010 |
This model was developed to provide users with high resolution climate change information across all regions. Downscaled information can be used to inform impact, vulnerability, and adaptation studies that will help water utilities manage water resources.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. This program is designed for a LINUX operating system.
| http://precis.metoffice.com/index.html |
| University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) | MAGICC/SCENGEN | 2007 |
These two models allow users to adjust model simulations to reflect a number of emissions scenarios, time periods, and regions. Model results provide information on temperature changes and sea-level rise. This can help inform coastal water utilities and those susceptible to drought.
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Government Agency or Leading Research Institution. Users must register with the site in order to download the model.
| http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/wigley/magicc/index.html |
| University of California - Davis | California Value Integration Network (CALVIN) | 2009 | CALVIN is an economic optimization model that combines a number of hydrological parameters and water utility operating costs to identify integrated water resource management strategies for water utilities. | Government Agency or Leading Research Instituation. Model specific to California, Baja California, and Mexico. | Link to Site |
| University of Colorado at Boulder - Center for Advanced Decision Support for Water and Environmental Services | RiverWare | 2005 |
The RiverWare program allows users to model any basin or geographic feature, customize the model to reflect a number of physical processes, conduct simulation or optimization analysis, and manage daily scheduling, forecasting, and long range water utility planning. This model can assist utilities in adapting long-term planning activities to climate change.
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Government Agency or Leading Researh Institution. The RiverWare program can be applied to any basin.
| http://cadswes.colorado.edu/riverware/ |