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Sustaining a Community’s Water Resources – How Do We Do It?

Sustaining a Community’s Water Resources – How Do We Do It?. Presentation to REGFORM Water Seminar September 24, 2008. What water resources?. It’s about asking lots of questions. How much water are we using now? How much will we grow in 10, 20…years?

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Sustaining a Community’s Water Resources – How Do We Do It?

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  1. Sustaining a Community’s Water Resources – How Do We Do It? Presentation to REGFORM Water Seminar September 24, 2008

  2. What water resources?

  3. It’s about asking lots of questions • How much water are we using now? • How much will we grow in 10, 20…years? • In regard to our infrastructure, when will it need repair, expansion etc.? • Is stormwater management an issue now or in future? Are we prepared for drought? • How much energy do we use providing water services? Can we reduce it? • What if…?

  4. What if we…? • Used less energy pumping and treating water? • What if we stopped watering our grass with drinking water? • What if we had full cost pricing for water services? • What if we kept raindrops on the land where they fell instead of draining away? • What if we used more native plants in landscaping? • What if we did more development planning at the watershed rather than the neighborhood scale? • What if every home were water independent?

  5. What if we start thinking outside of the pipe?

  6. What if we find better methods of erosion control?

  7. Sustaining a community’s water resources – how do we do it? • Recognize the challenges • Create a baseline of information • Look for opportunities to conserve, reduce, reuse and recyle • Rank investment opportunities • Figure out financing • Implement creative solutions

  8. More Information on Sustainable Strategies for Water Resources • www.epa.gov/waterinfrastructure/ • www.epa.gov/owow/nps/ Kerry Herndon Sustainable Infrastructure Program Manager USEPA, Region 7 herndon.kerry@epa.gov (913) 551-7286

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