SLIDES: Water Needs and Strategies for a Sustainable Future

Presenter: Shaun McGrath, Program Director, Western Governors’ Association 25 slides

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Main Author:	McGrath, Shaun
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Published:	Colorado Law Scholarly Commons 2008
Subjects:	water resources landscapes West American West western water policy western water law WGA Western Governors’ Association Water Needs and Strategies for a Sustainable Future 2006 WGA report 2006 WGA water report recommendations government planners water managers coordination water management arid West diverse stakeholders roadmap water challenges Western States Water Council WSWC water resource management water resources management federal agencies technical assistance next steps state initiative state innovation water planning water allocation water protection federal lands cooperation state leadership role federal regulatory framework federal decision making policy decisions optimal solutions integrated approach partnerships complementary solutions Western States Federal Agency Support Team WSWC liaison position Congress integrated water resources planning and assistance comprehensive plans reducing inefficiencies state water plans statewide water plans national water policy national priorities regional water issues informed decision making WGA state governors Sarah Palin Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Lingle Butch Otter Dave Heineman Jim Gibbons John Hoeven Mike Rounds Rick Perry Jon Huntsman Jr Janet Napolitano Bill Ritter Kathleen Sibelius Brian Schweitzer Brad Henry Bill Richardson Ted Kulongoski Christine Gregoire Dave Freudenthal Alaska Arizona California Colorado Hawaii Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska New Mexico Nevada North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon South Dakota Texas Utah Washington Wyoming water needs sustainable future water policy growth future demands water infrastructure resolution of Indian water rights climate change impacts aquatic species ESA Endangered Species Act sustainable growth policies water requirements impact scenarios watershed-focused planning desirable growth environmental protection water quality water quantity surface water ground water groundwater new use water transfers tribal growth plan water transfers from agriculture funding data collection data gaps remote sensing capabilities reduce costs real-time data in-kind contributions new funding sources university research programs new technologies remote sensing wastewater treatment energy water efficiency cost-effective reservoir operations NIDIS National Integrated Drought Information System national drought preparedness legislation water augmentation water conservation water use efficiency demand management pricing structures water rights water marketing water banking water reuse rotational fallowing watershed protection water storage alternatives desalination weather modification watershed programs state agencies tribes conservation districts municipalities NGOs non-governmental organizations aging infrastructure future growth capital improvements federal assistance appropriations rural communities Reclamation Fund Rural Water Supply Act of 2005 S. 895 federal loan guarantees private financing Indian water rights negotiated settlement settlement process cooperative partnerships federal trust responsibility legal policies federal government consolidated delivery global surface temperatures smaller snowpacks earlier snow melt flood-control releases extreme flood events receding glaciers evaporation dryness reduced groundwater droughts wildfires water quality challenges hydroelectric generation water-borne shipping ecosystems recreation impacts vulnerabilities climatic extremes research funding prediction modeling impact assessment state planning inventory data sources climate change scenarios local government planning flexibility aquatic species protection water conflicts www.westgov.org Administrative Law Animal Law Aquaculture and Fisheries Biodiversity Climate Energy and Utilities Law Energy Policy Environmental Health and Protection Environmental Law Environmental Policy Indigenous Indian and Aboriginal Law Land Use Law Law and Politics Law and Society Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility Natural Resources and Conservation Natural Resources Law Natural Resources Management and Policy Oil Gas and Energy State and Local Government Law Sustainability Urban Studies and Planning Water Law McGrath Kathleen glaciers
Online Access:	https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/water-resources-and-transformation-of-American-West/13 https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=water-resources-and-transformation-of-American-West

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Summary:	Presenter: Shaun McGrath, Program Director, Western Governors’ Association 25 slides