Florida Water & Climate Alliance Webinar
Workshop 4
Public Water Supply Utilities Climate Impacts Working Group
This is the fourth workshop of the Public Water Supply Utilities Climate Impacts Working Group bringing together interested stakeholders from public water supply utilities, water management districts and academic institutions in Florida. The UF Water Institute, Southeast Climate Consortium, Florida Climate Institute and the UF IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in partnership with six major public water supply utilities, and three water management districts are focused on increasing the relevance and usability of climate change and variability data and tools to the specific needs of public water supply utilities in Florida. The partners are interested in understanding and addressing how climate variability/change and sea level rise may impact planning and operations of Florida’s public water supply utilities.
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The workshop featured the following presentations and speakers:
- Public Water Supply Utilities Climate Impact Working Group (PWSU-CIWG) – Intro to workshop 4: Lisette Staal, Water Institute, University of Florida.
- PWSU-CIWG Research Needs Update: Tirusew Asefa, Tampa Bay Water.
- NOAA-CSI Collaborative Project – A Refresher: Wendy Graham, Water Institute, University of Florida.
- Developing High Resolution Climate Projections: Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University.
- Climate Projections for Florida: Can we trust the models?: Jayantha Obeysekera, South Florida Water Management District.
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