This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of an Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) approach for the
development of capital and operational plans for the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
water system. It differs from the traditional approach in that it includes both supply
and demand side programs to reduce capital expenditures to meet
customer demands. Project objectives include: develop a 600-year (1500 to 2100) record of the hydroclimate of the North
Saskatchewan River basin above Edmonton to assist EPCOR Water Services
with preparation for the impacts of climate change on water supplies; derive a paleo-hydroclimate record for the interpretation of the forcing of
hydrological change over the past 500 years;
develop historical and future climate scenarios at the temporal and
spatial scale appropriate for watershed modeling;
calibrate and validate distributed physical-conceptual climatologic and
hydrological simulation models to provide a realistic physical
representation of hydrological variables;
simulate hydrologic response to future climate scenarios; and,
project flood and drought frequencies to assess risk and provide water
managers with future water supply scenarios. The Government of Alberta's Cumulative
Effects Framework is presented, along with Alberta's Water for Life strategy, regional partners, integrated watershed management planning, and policy in action at a local level - Industrial Heartland Example. Includes tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 2.2 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 33 |
| Published : | 11/01/2009 |
