diff --git a/schemes/thermo_water_update/thermo_water_update.F90 b/schemes/thermo_water_update/thermo_water_update.F90
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index 00000000..ab06f614
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+++ b/schemes/thermo_water_update/thermo_water_update.F90
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+! This is a non-portable wrapper subroutine for cam_thermo_water_update
+! in the cam_thermo module.
+module thermo_water_update
+  use ccpp_kinds, only: kind_phys
+
+  implicit none
+  private
+
+  public :: thermo_water_update_run
+
+contains
+
+  ! Update water dependent properties
+!> \section arg_table_thermo_water_update_run Argument Table
+!! \htmlinclude arg_table_thermo_water_update_run.html
+  subroutine thermo_water_update_run( &
+    mmr,                   &
+    ncol, pver,            &
+    energy_formula_dycore, &
+    pdel, pdeldry,         &
+    cp_or_cv_dycore)
+
+    ! This scheme is non-portable due to dependencies on cam_thermo
+    ! for the actual logic of cam_thermo_water_update, which depends on air_composition
+    ! and a series of other subroutines/module properties
+    use cam_thermo, only: cam_thermo_water_update
+
+    ! Input arguments
+    real(kind_phys), intent(in)  :: mmr(:,:,:)            ! constituent mass mixing ratios [kg kg-1]
+    integer,         intent(in)  :: ncol                  ! number of atmospheric columns
+    integer,         intent(in)  :: pver                  ! number of vertical layers
+    integer,         intent(in)  :: energy_formula_dycore ! total energy formulation dycore
+    real(kind_phys), intent(in)  :: pdel(:,:)             ! layer thickness [Pa]
+    real(kind_phys), intent(in)  :: pdeldry(:,:)          ! dry layer thickness [Pa]
+
+    ! Output arguments
+    real(kind_phys), intent(out) :: cp_or_cv_dycore(:,:)  ! enthalpy or heat capacity, dycore dependent [J K-1 kg-1]
+
+    call cam_thermo_water_update( &
+      mmr             = mmr,                            &  ! mmr*factor is a dry mixing ratio
+      ncol            = ncol,                           &
+      pver            = pver,                           &
+      energy_formula  = energy_formula_dycore,          &
+      cp_or_cv_dycore = cp_or_cv_dycore(:ncol,:),       &
+      to_dry_factor   = pdel(:ncol,:)/pdeldry(:ncol,:)  &  ! factor to convert to dry
+    )
+
+  end subroutine thermo_water_update_run
+
+end module thermo_water_update
diff --git a/schemes/thermo_water_update/thermo_water_update.meta b/schemes/thermo_water_update/thermo_water_update.meta
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+++ b/schemes/thermo_water_update/thermo_water_update.meta
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+[ccpp-table-properties]
+  name = thermo_water_update
+  type = scheme
+  dependencies = ../../../../data/cam_thermo.F90
+
+[ccpp-arg-table]
+  name  = thermo_water_update_run
+  type  = scheme
+[ mmr ]
+  standard_name = ccpp_constituents
+  units = none
+  type = real | kind = kind_phys
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension, number_of_ccpp_constituents)
+  intent = in
+[ ncol ]
+  standard_name = horizontal_loop_extent
+  units = count
+  type = integer
+  dimensions = ()
+  intent = in
+[ pver ]
+  standard_name = vertical_layer_dimension
+  units = count
+  type = integer
+  dimensions = ()
+  intent = in
+[ energy_formula_dycore ]
+  standard_name = total_energy_formula_for_dycore
+  units = 1
+  type = integer
+  dimensions = ()
+  intent = in
+[ pdel ]
+  standard_name = air_pressure_thickness
+  units = Pa
+  type = real | kind = kind_phys
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension)
+  intent = in
+[ pdeldry ]
+  standard_name = air_pressure_thickness_of_dry_air
+  units = Pa
+  type = real | kind = kind_phys
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension)
+  intent = in
+[ cp_or_cv_dycore ]
+  standard_name = specific_heat_of_air_used_in_dycore
+  units = J kg-1 K-1
+  type = real | kind = kind_phys
+  dimensions = (horizontal_loop_extent, vertical_layer_dimension)
+  intent = out
diff --git a/suites/suite_cam7.xml b/suites/suite_cam7.xml
index 0738218c..7794e325 100644
--- a/suites/suite_cam7.xml
+++ b/suites/suite_cam7.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
     <!-- Save current total energy from dycore for energy fixer in time step. Total energy in current state is updated by the last check_energy_chng call. -->
     <scheme>check_energy_save_teout</scheme>
 
+    <!-- Update cp/cv for energy computation based in updated water variables -->
+    <scheme>thermo_water_update</scheme>
+
     <!-- MPAS and SE specific scaling of temperature for enforcing energy consistency:
          First, calculate the scaling based off cp_or_cv_dycore (from cam_thermo_water_update)
          Then, perform the temperature and temperature tendency scaling -->