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Lookup NU author(s): Professor Hayley Fowler, Professor Chris Kilsby
Over the last two decades, the frequency of water resource drought in the UK, coupled with the more recent pan-European drought of 2003, has increased concern over changes in climate. Using the UKCIP02 Medium-High (SRES A2) scenario for 2070–2100, this study investigates the impact of climate change on the operation of the Integrated Resource Zone (IRZ), a complex conjunctive-use water supply system in north-western England. The results indicate that the contribution of individual sources to yield may change substantially but that overall yield is reduced by only 18%. Notwithstanding this significant effect on water supply, the flexibility of the system enables it to meet modelled demand for much of the time under the future climate scenario, even without a change in system management, but at significant expense for pumping additional abstraction from lake and borehole sources. This research provides a basis for the future planning and management of the complex water resource system in the north-west of England.
Author(s): Fowler HJ, Kilsby CG, Stunell J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Year: 2007
Volume: 11
Issue: 3
Pages: 1115-1126
Print publication date: 27/04/2007
ISSN (print): 1027-5606
ISSN (electronic): 1607-7938
Publisher: Copernicus GmbH
URL: http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1115/2007/hess-11-1115-2007.pdf
