DRAFT ONE WATER 2100 PLAN RELEASED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW AND INPUT
The draft water resource plan is now available for public review and comment at TucsonOneWater.com. The public comment period is open from May 26 to July 21, 2023.
TUCSON (May 26, 2023) – Tucson Water released the draft One Water 2100 Plan for public review and comment today. The water resource plan is available at TucsonOneWater.com where community members can view and submit comments until the public review period ends on July 21, 2023.
“Public engagement is a distinguishing feature of the One Water approach,” said John Kmiec, Director of Tucson Water. “Our goal is to create greater water resilience in Tucson. The community has provided valuable feedback and guidance that steers the One Water 2100 Plan in that direction.”
Tucson’s water resources are surface water, groundwater, recycled water, and stormwater. A diverse water supply portfolio is one of the key aspects of our water resilience, in addition to demand management and saving water for the future. The draft plan lays out numerous strategies for the future management of Tucson’s water sources, considering impacts like population growth, conservation efforts, drought, and future policy changes.
The One Water approach shifts the way water resources are managed. Traditionally, regulatory and governance structures have managed water in separate institutional silos. One Water provides a transition to an integrated planning approach that fosters collaboration between organizations and the communities they serve. Using the One Water approach for water resource planning centers important issues like environmental sustainability, social equity, and economic vitality.
Once finalized, the plan will provide guidance on how Tucson Water can best integrate and manage water resources under changing conditions. It will help guide Tucson Water’s long range water resource planning, capital and financial investments, conservation practices, and provide information to support policy decisions.
