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Sustainable Water Management Profile
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How do you measure Sustainability?
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Water is managed in a way that meets current economic,
ecological, and quality of life needs without compromising
the ability to meet those needs in the future.
Sustainable Water Management Sustainable Water Management
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Water System ChallengesIncreasing Population
Aging infrastructure
Groundwater overdraft
Degraded ecosystems
Increasing conflict
Management fragmentation
Uncertainty due to climate change
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No single strategy can meet all needs
Integrated, diverse strategies contribute to sustainable solutions
Water management actions and issues are interconnected
Manage water as a natural resource
Solving California’s Water Crisis Solving California’s Water Crisis
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As water supplies come under increased pressure, regions
lack a uniform tool to assess water management
sustainability
Challenge Challenge
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Find or develop a tool to assess sustainable water
management and inspire improvement at a regional scale
Goal Goal
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Water Foundation’s tool for advancing long-term water
supply resilience and water resource stewardship at a
regional scale
SWM Profile SWM Profile
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Traditional “ESG” analysis
Small-scale site-specific analysis
Designed to be global or international tool
Stakeholder-driven certification process
All-encompassing sustainability analysis
SWM Profile Is Not…
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Focused on sustainable water supply management
Accessible to different audiences
Flexible and scalable
Voluntary
Easy to implement
Expert driven
SWM Profile Is…
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SWM Profile Development
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Partner for Pilots: SCWA (v1.0); IEUA (v2.0)
Peer Review
Advisory Committee
Subject matter experts
Coordination with other water sustainability efforts
Ceres (AquaGuage, Green bonds)
DWR (Sustainability Indicators Framework)
SWM Profile Development
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Profiled water agency (“Profile Subject”)
Regional entities
Nonprofit organizations
Financial/business
State and federal agencies
Policy makers
Public
SWM Profile Potential Users
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SWM Profile region:
“Region of Interest”
Assessment boundaries:
flexible by stressor
Defining “Region”
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Sonoma CountyRegion of Interest
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IEUA
Inland Empire Region of Interest
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Supply
Demand
Environment
SWM Profile Themes
Finance
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Supply Reliability
Groundwater Supply
Source Water Quality
Stressors: Supply
Natural Hazards
Climate Change
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Urban Demand
Agricultural Demand
Stressors: Demand
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Sensitive Species
Watershed Health
Stressors: Environment
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Finance and Investment
Stressors: Finance
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SWM Profile Framework
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Sample SWM Profile Rating
Gold
Very Good Outstanding On the path to Sustainability
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SWM Profile rates a Profile Subject, in part, on
regional actions outside of its control
The SWM Profile sets a high bar
Fundamental Challenges
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Assess management responses to stressors across
three levels:
Agency operations
Agency collaboration
Other entities in the region
Add bronze rating level
SWM Profile Changes: Version 2.0
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Leading Practice
•Demonstrate Improvement
Advanced Progress•Advanced plans with sustainability targets•Identify funding•Implement projects
Moderate Progress•Adopt plansAnd/or•Adopt policiesAnd/or•Implement projects
Initial Steps
•Collect, analyze, and share data
Management Response Framework
ENGAGE ADOPT IMPLEMENT ACHIEVE
•Support data collection, analysis, and sharing
•Participate in regional plans, policies, and/or projects
•Support advanced plans, funding, and projects
•Support responsibility, accountability, and authority
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•Collect, analyze, and share data
•Adopt plansAnd/or•Adopt policiesAnd/or•Implement projects
•Advanced plans with targets•Identify funding•Implement projects
•Demonstrate improvement•Establish accountability and authority
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Version 2.0: Framework
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Communication tool for water utilities/regions
Roadmap to sustainability
Use existing data/reports in a meaningful way
Inspire regional collaboration and integration
Promote change
SWM Profile: Opportunities
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Pilot test refined tool (v2.0) with IEUA
Business plan
Next Steps
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Mike Myatt, Program Manager
waterfoundation.net
Questions?
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