Maintaining water supply (loss prevention)
- Mining
- Loss of residential water
- Residential use/lack of planning for the future
- Groundwater/stormwater recharge
- Old infrastructure/ Malfunctioning sewage systems (on-lot and combined)
- Contingency plans
Appropriate, applied use of technology
- Conservation technology (e.g., recycling)
- Saving technology
- Remediation/treatment technology
- Water quality
- Water quantity
- Improving infrastructure
- Recharge
- Nutrient management
Economic development
- Identify type of economic development and address that need to enhance growth
- Define intended water uses
- Identify uses, needs, and allocations
- Plan for how to replace what we’re using
- Positive incentives for economic growth (e.g., regulatory approvals)
- Need to maintain existing and to increase job base
- Wise brownfield re-use
Public Education and Outreach on Water Resources
- Provide info to public
- Obtain feedback from public
- Need more info/data on water resources
Balancing multi-purpose uses
- Protecting existing uses
- Trading and credits?
- Intended uses (e.g., storage)
- Emergency allocations
- Water budgeting
- Protection of current clean water resources
- Incentives for water storage
- Balance between/among different uses (both in regular and emergency conditions)
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