Potomac Water Resources Regional Committee Priorities



Inventory Supply
  • Continuous monitor/update
  • Quantity
  • Quality
  • Location
Inventory Demand
  • How much is being used?
  • What is the future demand?
Balancing Supply And Demand
  • Water budgeting
  • Land Use
  • Conservation and Recharge Technology
  • Alternative uses
  • Water resource management tools to local Govt
  • Upgrading infrastructure
  • Comprehensive Regional Planning
  • Planning that respects water
  • Authority of County Government
  • Managing Growth
  • Storage Issues
Protecting/preserving Instream and Groundwater needs
  • Riparian Buffers
  • Habitat issue
  • E and S issues
  • Improving Wastewater discharge Quality
  • Non point discharge impacts
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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