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Massachusetts Coastal Water Treatment Facility Risk Assessment Tool

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This project developed and implemented a climate adaptation tool that will assess the risk level of coastal water treatment facilities in Massachusetts due to the rising sea level. The sea- level is rising due to climate change caused by rising global temperature. The risk assessment tool utilizes several factors that would be detrimental to a coastal wastewater or drinking water treatment facility in the event of a flood due to sea-level rise. The risk assessment tool was applied to a random sample of facilities. The results were tested by packaging and presenting them to various audience members to gather feedback and reactions. This provided the group and sponsors at Mass DEP with recommendations for any potential follow-up work with the risk assessment tool in the future.

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  • E-project-101112-230614
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  • 2012
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  • 2012-10-11
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  • Boston
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