Science-based planning

Whether focused on a parcel of land, a watershed, a region, or a state, the best planning documents are informed by sound science and rigorous analysis. Downstream Strategies catalogs current conditions, links policy and management options with scientific data, performs economic benefits analyses, and writes detailed plans to arm our clients with the technical expertise needed to improve and protect vital resources.

Water

Downstream Strategies provides water resources planning assistance for government entities, watershed associations, and other nonprofits.
  • Watershed-based plans
  • Watershed protection plans
  • Source water protection plans
  • Clean Water Act permitting and compliance
  • Impacts on water resources from existing or proposed projects

Energy

We gather and analyze data, write reports, and provide testimony with an understanding of the Appalachian region’s, the country’s, and the world’s changing energy landscape.
  • Alternative energy futures and scenario development
  • Energy-related permits
  • Market trends related to renewables, coal, natural gas, and electricity

Climate

Downstream Strategies offers planning services for climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reduction for government entities, nonprofits, and businesses.
  • Greenhouse gas inventories
  • Climate mitigation and greenhouse gas reductions
  • Cost-benefit analyses of alternative reduction and mitigation strategies

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Projects

The Economic Benefits of Investing in Water Infrastructure: How a Failure to Act Would Affect the U.S. Economic Recovery

We performed research and analysis to estimate future drinking water and wastewater/stormwater capital and operations and maintenance needs and spending. We then calculated spending gaps for the nation’s water infrastructure and, with our partners, estimated the economic impacts should the federal government fail to reinvest in key infrastructure projects.

West Virginia’s Energy Future: Ramping Up Renewable Energy to Decrease Costs, Reduce Risks, and Strengthen Economic Opportunities for West Virginia

In this report, we compare the current trajectory of West Virginia’s electric utilities—estimated to maintain 84% coal-fired generation in 2035—against an alternative future that includes more energy efficiency, solar energy, and wind energy. We document several of the benefits that a diversified energy portfolio would bring to ratepayers, workers, and the West Virginia economy.

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