DENVER ONE WATER PLANOne Water Adv isory Group (OWAG) #2

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ONE COMMUNITYONE FUTUREONE WATER

// Meeting Purpose

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It’s All One Water

// Meeting Objectives

Update on Denver One Water planning process and project

Present and discuss draft version of citywide community survey

Receive input on project opportunities, goals and monitoring/implementation strategies

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// Meeting Purpose

Planning Process

Citywide Survey

Project Opportunities

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PART 1: UPDATE

PART 3: EXPLORE

PART 2: ENGAGE

// Meeting Agenda

1. Welcome and Introductions [15 min.] Meeting purpose & agenda Core Planning Team Technical Subcommittee OWAG Members

2. One Water Process[10 min.] Timeline and milestones Community workshop recap Upcoming touchpoints Discussion Zone #1:

Open Q&A

3. Citywide Community Survey [20 min.] Present draft survey Take draft survey Discuss real-time results Discussion Zone #2:

Survey Refinements

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PART 1: Update PART 2: Engage PART 3: Explore

4. Project Opportunities[40 min.] One Water project goals and

opportunities Potential project types:

− Healthy Watersheds− Land Use/Development− Water Efficiency/Reuse

Breakout Groups Discussion Zone #3:

Breakout Reporting

5. Next Steps [5 min.] Upcoming input opportunities Discussion Zone #4:

Final Thoughts

Core Planning Team: The Denver One Water Coalition

PART 1: Update

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// Denver One Water: Core Planning Team

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// One Water Advisory Group (OWAG)Core Planning Team

One Water Advisory Group (OWAG)

Community EngagementExecutive

Teams

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Denver One Water: Planning Process Update

PART 1: Update

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Project Coordination & Workshops

Feb Mar

ENVISION

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

PhaseEXPLORE

DEVELOP

SHARE

101 Vision/Goals

CPT or OWAG MilestoneCommunity Touchpoint

Updated October 2020

Jan Feb Mar

Inter-Utility

OWAG 1 OWAG 2/Survey Joint Meeting

// Recap of Community Workshop #1

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First citywide workshop: October 20, 2020

Significant engagement: 80+ participants

(details at www.DenverGov.org/OneWater)

Extensive Q&A:

Current v. future regulatory/policy environmentLand use & development

Outdoor recreation Opportunities & benefits

Joint OWAG/community workshop planned for early 2021

// Denver One Water Cycle

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// Why We Need a One Water Plan

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• Increasing population growth

• Lack of uniform and enforceable water and land use policies

• Unpredictable future supplies

• Climate change risks

• Projected State Water Plan shortfall

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// Denver One Water: Plan Implementation

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// Denver One Water: Plan Implementation

Denver One Water Plan

// Discussion Zone #1 – Open Q&A

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Citywide Community Survey: Refining the Draft Questionnaire

PART 2: Engage

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// Community Survey Preview

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• Citywide survey (mid-November through early January 2021)

• Promoted collaboratively: Project website

Core Planning Team

OWAG/community/business partners

• Survey goals: Develop understanding/awareness

Identify opportunities/challenges

Understand support for goals/outcomes

• Beta test and refine the ultimate questionnaire tonight

// Draft Community Survey

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// Discussion Zone #2 – Survey Results and Refinements

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One Water Project Opportunities:Benefits, Strategies and Metrics

PART 3: Explore

// Identifying One Water Project Opportunities

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1. Institutional Collaboration

2. Multi-Benefit Projects

3. Climate Resiliency

4. Integrated Water Management

5. Community Support

Potential Project GoalsProject Opportunities

1. Technical Feasibility

2. Community Benefits

3. Implementation Strategies

4. Metrics/Defining Success

// Types of Potential One Water Projects

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• Healthy Watershedso Riverbank improvements o Stream restorationo Daylighting pipes/open channelso Green stormwater management

• Land Use/Developmento Green codeso Policy change/enforcement o Incentive programs

• Water Efficiency/Reuseo Recycled water for irrigationo Public education campaigns o Potential future potable reuse

// Breakout Group 1: Exploring Project Opportunities

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Healthy Watersheds Community Benefits Implementation Strategies Metrics & Defining Success

• Water quality• Outdoor recreation • Flood protection • Others?

• Interagency collaboration• River buffers• Stormwater treatment• Others?

• Environmental sustainability• Urban livability• Social justice/equity• Integration of all projects • Others?

Lightning round: What example projects come to mind?

// Breakout Group 2: Exploring Project Opportunities

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Land Use / DevelopmentCommunity Benefits Implementation Strategies Metrics & Defining Success

• GHG reductions• Resource conservation• Economic development• Flood protection • Others?

• Green codes/policy change• Heat recovery• Public/private partnerships• River buffers• Others?

• Policy enforcement• Economic/property values • Urban livability• Social justice/equity• Others?

Lightning round: What example projects come to mind?

// Breakout Group 3: Exploring Project Opportunities

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Water Efficiency/ReuseCommunity Benefits Implementation Strategies Metrics & Defining Success

• Secure water supply • Community awareness• Affordability• Others?

• Incentive programs• Public education campaigns• Reclaimed outdoor irrigation

(Purple Pipe) • Potential future potable reuse • Others?

• Water usage• Utility rates • Economic development • Others?

Lightning round: What example projects come to mind?

// Discussion Zone #3 – Breakout Reporting

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• Group 1: Healthy Watersheds• Group 2: Land Use/Development • Group 3: Water Efficiency/Reuse• Overarching components

Next Steps

PART 3: Explore

// Phased Plan Development

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Project Coordination & Workshops

Feb Mar

ENVISION

Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Phase EXPLOREDEVELOP

SHARE

101 Vision/Goals

2. Data Collection and Gaps3. Watershed Evaluation

4. Performance Goals / Monitoring

5. Implementation Strategies6. One Water Plan

7. Engagement

Tasks

CPT or OWAG MilestoneCommunity Touchpoint

Updated October 2020

1. Kickoff & Discovery

Jan Feb Mar

Inter-Utility

OWAG 1 OWAG 2/Survey Joint Meeting

// Discussion Zone #4 – Final Thoughts

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