REPLY TO DISCUSSION by David C. Major : “Climate Change Impacts on New York City's Water Supply...

JOURNAL OF TilE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION VOL. 36, NO.6 AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION DECEMBER 2000 REPLY TO DISCUSSION by David C. Major' "Climate Change Impacts on New York City's Water Supply System"2 Reginald Blake, Reza Khanbilvardi, and Cynthia Rosenzweig3 The authors of the above study acknowledge Dr. Major's two corrections to our paper. Firstly, indeed, Hansler and Major (1999:329) cited the possible expansion of the capacity of New York City's Chelsea Pump Station as an example of — and not a recom- mendation for — climate change impacts adaptation to the water supply system. Hansler and Major's example was genuinely misinterpreted as a recommenda- tion. However, we think it should be considered seriously as a viable option in the plans to make the system more resilient. Secondly, the combined water supply systems are located within — and not about — 125 miles to the north and northwest of New York City. LITERATURE CITED Hansler, Gerald and David C. Major, 1999. Climate Change and the Water Supply Systems of New York City and the Delaware Basin: Planning and Action Considerations for Water Managers. In: Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Potential Conse- quences of Climate Variability and Change to Water Resources of the United States, D. Briane Adams (Editor). American Water Resources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, pp. 327-330. 1Discussion No. 99142D of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association 36(6): 1443. 2Paper No. 99142 of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association 36(2):279-292. 3Respectively, Post Doctoral Fellow, NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, New York 10025; Professor and Director, Center for Water Resources and Environmental Research, City University of New York, City College, Convent Ave. at 138th St., Room T-107, New York, New York 10031; and Senior Research Scientist, NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, New York 10025 (E-Mail/Blake: rblake@giss,nasa.gov). JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION 1445 JAWRA

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JOURNAL OF TilE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATIONVOL. 36, NO.6 AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION DECEMBER 2000

REPLY TO DISCUSSIONby David C. Major'

"Climate Change Impacts on New York City's Water Supply System"2

Reginald Blake, Reza Khanbilvardi, and Cynthia Rosenzweig3

The authors of the above study acknowledge Dr.Major's two corrections to our paper. Firstly, indeed,Hansler and Major (1999:329) cited the possibleexpansion of the capacity of New York City's ChelseaPump Station as an example of — and not a recom-mendation for — climate change impacts adaptation tothe water supply system. Hansler and Major's exam-ple was genuinely misinterpreted as a recommenda-tion. However, we think it should be consideredseriously as a viable option in the plans to make thesystem more resilient.

Secondly, the combined water supply systems arelocated within — and not about — 125 miles to thenorth and northwest of New York City.

LITERATURE CITED

Hansler, Gerald and David C. Major, 1999. Climate Change and theWater Supply Systems of New York City and the DelawareBasin: Planning and Action Considerations for Water Managers.In: Proceedings of the Specialty Conference on Potential Conse-quences of Climate Variability and Change to Water Resourcesof the United States, D. Briane Adams (Editor). American WaterResources Association, Middleburg, Virginia, pp. 327-330.

1Discussion No. 99142D of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association 36(6): 1443.2Paper No. 99142 of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association 36(2):279-292.3Respectively, Post Doctoral Fellow, NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, New York 10025; Professor and

Director, Center for Water Resources and Environmental Research, City University of New York, City College, Convent Ave. at 138th St.,Room T-107, New York, New York 10031; and Senior Research Scientist, NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, NewYork, New York 10025 (E-Mail/Blake: rblake@giss,nasa.gov).

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION 1445 JAWRA