Drought Response and Recovery Project for Water Utilities in Spicewood Beach, TX
Case Study

Drought Response and Recovery Project for Water Utilities in Spicewood Beach, TX

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s storymap contains case studies and videos that describe the experiences of small and medium-sized drinking water utilities that successfully responded to drought. Explore the story of Spicewood Beach, TX.

Year
2022

Details

Hazards
Drought
Assets
Critical Facilities
Water Infrastructure – General
Sources
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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Organizations

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Relevant Options

Encourage commercial and industrial cooling tower system upgrades that decrease water use. Increasing water use efficiency can prevent or alleviate drought impacts. Cooling towers can be high volume water Implement proactive regional community planning and identify critical customers (i.e.scenario training, emergency mutual aid, continuity planning). Implement commercial cooling tower system upgrade program in other processes. Encourage commercial and industrial adoption of such processes.

Steps to Resilience

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action
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