Useable information for climate resilient design

Climate resilient stormwater infrastructure must be designed to manage precipitation depth and intensity that is projected to increase under climate change. In many countries, including the United States, the current precipitation information used for designing stormwater infrastructure does not inc...

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Main Authors: Marissa K Webber, David R Rounce, Tania Lopez-Cantu, Arthur DeGaetano, Constantine Samaras
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Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adf3d0
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author Marissa K Webber
David R Rounce
Tania Lopez-Cantu
Arthur DeGaetano
Constantine Samaras
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description Climate resilient stormwater infrastructure must be designed to manage precipitation depth and intensity that is projected to increase under climate change. In many countries, including the United States, the current precipitation information used for designing stormwater infrastructure does not include estimates or guidance for designing under climate change. In the contiguous United States, updated precipitation estimates that may be available in 2027 would include adjustment factors to account for climate change, but precipitation estimates also need to explicitly include guidelines for responsible use of precipitation information. We provide practical recommendations for using current precipitation estimates to plan and design climate resilient stormwater infrastructure in the United States until updated precipitation estimates are available. We also recommend guidelines to accompany updated estimates to facilitate the responsible use of precipitation information.
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spelling doaj-art-da8d9b18922844f2aff9c2e0a19b8a2d2025-08-20T03:40:07ZengIOP PublishingEnvironmental Research Letters1748-93262025-01-0120909100410.1088/1748-9326/adf3d0Useable information for climate resilient designMarissa K Webber0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8035-732XDavid R Rounce1Tania Lopez-Cantu2Arthur DeGaetano3Constantine Samaras4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8803-2845Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA, United States of AmericaCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA, United States of AmericaCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA, United States of AmericaEarth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, Cornell University , Ithaca, NY, United States of AmericaCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America; Scott Institute for Energy Innovation, Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA, United States of AmericaClimate resilient stormwater infrastructure must be designed to manage precipitation depth and intensity that is projected to increase under climate change. In many countries, including the United States, the current precipitation information used for designing stormwater infrastructure does not include estimates or guidance for designing under climate change. In the contiguous United States, updated precipitation estimates that may be available in 2027 would include adjustment factors to account for climate change, but precipitation estimates also need to explicitly include guidelines for responsible use of precipitation information. We provide practical recommendations for using current precipitation estimates to plan and design climate resilient stormwater infrastructure in the United States until updated precipitation estimates are available. We also recommend guidelines to accompany updated estimates to facilitate the responsible use of precipitation information.https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adf3d0climateresilientdesigninfrastructurestormwaterprecipitation
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resilient
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infrastructure
stormwater
precipitation
title Useable information for climate resilient design
title_full Useable information for climate resilient design
title_fullStr Useable information for climate resilient design
title_full_unstemmed Useable information for climate resilient design
title_short Useable information for climate resilient design
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resilient
design
infrastructure
stormwater
precipitation
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