for the application to the central and west coast basins expected emergency benefits of artificial recharge are dominated by reduction of potential subsidence costs figure the extent of damage to the distribution system and the time and cost required to make necessary repairs could be represented probabilistically these extensions of the analysis would allow assessment of the benefits of investing in additional well capacity for emergency supply purposes and improvements in the resiliency of the water distribution system the approach demonstrated in coastal los angeles could be applied to assess the emergency benefits of these conjunctive use strategies