Managing municipal water supply

In the Delaware River basin, the competing demands of water supply for New York City and the maintenance of the salt water front position below water intakes in Philadelphia would be negatively affected by future global warming, although the former would be more affected by climatic changes than the latter. However, studies suggest that climate variability would exert greater effects than long-term climate change and that adjustment in the water control policy could offset some of the problems expected.

1. Managing water supplies
2. Improving public utilities in urban areas
3. Ensuring adequate local government services
4. Enabling local community management of aquatic resources
5. Adapting to climate
6. Managing-Serving

1. Recycling municipal waste water and solid waste
2. Purifying community water supply
3. Increasing reserve water supplies
4. Distributing domestic water supply

1. Strengthening local authority capabilities on water protection

1. Providing inadequate control over government administrative process

1. Mismanagement of environmental demand

1. Oversupply