Seqwater is developing an organisation-wide Climate Resilience Program to ensure it has a clear and consistent forward-looking assessment process for identifying potential climate variability impacts on its core business operations. This work includes:

- Benchmarking study of climate variability adaptation programs developed by other utilities to ensure consistency with national standards;

- A strategy development framework suitable for water utilities that sets out the key components in the adaptation process;

- A register of risks to water utilities caused or exacerbated by climate change

This paper focuses on the development of an extensive risk register for water utilities harvested from work around Australia and the developed world.  This register is based on:

a) Information acquired from peer utilities that have already conducted risk analysis;  

b) The adaptation of risk registers from other sectors such as local government; and

c) Risks identified within the project itself.

The register has been designed to be a highly accessible on-line form which allows structures not normally available in written documents or even spreadsheets.  The register is searchable by both causal hazards (e.g. temperature, flooding, extreme winds), the areas of business activity affected (e.g. staff, finances, assets etc.) and key words. It will be accessible as a web-based database and designed to be updated on an ongoing basis by industry professionals. The registers are designed to be shared via a national platform with other utilities.