Transcript Overarching Goals - wrrc.arizona.edu

Contacts:
Inside Arizona:
Candice Rupprecht
Coordinator, Water Resources Research Center
[email protected]
Outside Arizona:
Aaron M. Lien
Analyst, Water Resources Research Center
[email protected]
San Pedro River, Arizona. Photo
Credit: The Nature Conservancy
University of Arizona
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
www.cals.arizona.edu/azwater
Salt River, Arizona. Photo Credit:
Brittany Choate
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WRRC Mission
The University of Arizona Water Resources Research
Center (WRRC) promotes understanding of critical
state and regional water management and policy
issues through applied research, community outreach
and public education.
The WRRC is committed to:
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assisting communities in water management and policy;
educating teachers, students and the public about water;
and
encouraging scientific research on state and regional
water issues.
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The Forgotten Sector
6.7 MAF
Above: Verde River, AZ (Photo credit:
Jeanmarie Haney). Below: Salt River at Rio
Salado, Phoenix, AZ (Candice Rupprecht)
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Conserve to Enhance (C2E):
An Innovative Voluntary Mechanism
How C2E Works
1. Water is conserved
(at homes & businesses)
Water saved through
conservation efforts
2. Money saved through
water conservation
3. Money donated to a
C2E fund
4. Money used to
implement environmental
enhancement projects
Program development funded by the U.S. Bureau of
Reclamation. Current funding includes Walton Family
Foundation.
Donations support
riparian enhancement
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Benefits of C2E
 Provide water to environmental enhancement projects
 Link individual water conservation to environmental
benefits
 Raise awareness about water conservation and
environmental water needs
 Create a simple accounting
mechanism and reliable funding
source
 Create new excitement for water
conservation!
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Tucson Pilot C2E Program
 Advisory Board informs program implementation
through project selection and oversees funding
distribution
 EPA provides funding for implementation of
residential rainwater harvesting projects to conserve
potable water
 Tucson Water provides access to participants’ water
records with permission and includes a check box on
all water bills
 Donations used to fund environmental enhancement
 Supporting Audubon riparian restoration project:
tree plantings and supplemental watering
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Supporting Pilot Development
in New Communities
 WRRC Role:
 Assistance Tailoring New C2E
Programs to Meet Community
Needs & Priorities
 Active Stakeholder Engagement
& Partner Development
 Integrated Program
Development Support
 C2E Program Template &
Guidance on Key Elements
 Across the Colorado River Basin
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http://www.cals.arizona.edu/azwater/conserve2enhance
Inside Arizona:
Candice Rupprecht
[email protected]
520-621-6318
Outside Arizona:
Aaron M. Lien
[email protected]
520-621-3795
Dr. Sharon B. Megdal, Director
Joanna B. Nadeau
University of Arizona
Water Resources Research Center
Photo Credit: Aaron M. Lien, UA WRRC
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