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David Mitchell, Ellen Hanak, Ken Baerenklau, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Henry McCann, María Pérez-Urdiales, Kurt Schwabe

2017/6/16

Public Policy Institute of California

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Building Drought Resilience in California’s Cities and Suburbs Page 1 Building Drought Resilience in California’s Cities and Suburbs David Mitchell, Ellen Hanak, Ken Baerenklau, Alvar Escriva-Bou, Henry McCann, María Pérez-Urdiales, Kurt Schwabe Supported with funding from California Water Service, the SD Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, and the US Environmental Protection Agency June 16, 2017 Page 2 What is urban drought resilience? 2 ▪ Ability to weather droughts without significant social and economic disruptions ▪ Two components: – Supply investments that reduce risk of extreme shortages – Short-term demand management Page 3 Key takeaways from the latest drought 3 ▪ Urban suppliers were generally well prepared, and economy remained robust ▪ State conservation mandate showed Californians can respond quickly to call for rationing ▪ But mandate disrupted local programs, created uncertainties …