San Bernardino Valley’s Resilience Roadmap

San Bernardino Valley has embarked on a process of developing a Resilience Roadmap, also known as a Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (CARP). This effort sets out to address and plan for the future of water supply and variability in climate, ensuring that there is reliable access to water in the San Bernardino Valley for decades to come.

The draft Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan (Plan) describes our adaptive guide to delivering our mission in a changing climate. The draft Plan is available for public review and comment; this is the final opportunity for public input and review prior to consideration of the Plan by the San Bernardino Valley Board of Directors for adoption. 

The draft Plan provides proposed goals and strategies for San Bernardino Valley to be resilient to climate change impacts, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt operations to climate change. The Plan also proposes ongoing, adaptive implementation to comprehensively incorporate climate change actions in San Bernardino Valley’s functions and operations.

Developed with partner agency input and with support from the San Bernardino Valley Board of Directors, the draft Plan followed a process consistent with State plans and guidance, including the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment Report 5 (IPCC AR5), California Adaptation Planning Guide, California Water Resilience Portfolio, California Water Plan, and California’s Fourth Climate Assessment. The engagement process included online workshops for interested parties and workshops with San Bernardino Valley’s Board of Directors. The goal of this process was to collaboratively form an actionable Plan that best fits the needs of the service area. Through a collaborative approach, San Bernardino Valley staff and community members were meaningfully engaged and provided tangible feedback and support for regional climate action and resilience planning.

If you would like additional information or have any questions, please contact Adekunle Ojo at (909)387-9231 or adekunleo@sbvmwd.com, or Greg Woodside at (909)387-9241 or gregw@sbvmwd.com.

Thank you for your interest in the mission and work of San Bernardino Valley!