Sustainability Challenge: Water; Public-Private Partnershiop
Institutional Affiliation: Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and The University of Arizona, Arizona Department of Commerce (ADoC), Arizona Department of Water
Resources (ADWR), and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ)
Region/Locale: Arizona
Website: http://www.azwaterinstitute.org/index.html
Description:
ArizonaÂ’s water challenges are similar to those faced in arid
environments around the world: sustainability in the face of drought
and continued population growth; water quality, safety and security;
inadequate hydrologic and planning information; maintaining healthy
ecosystems and watersheds; and providing high quality supplies and
treatment systems to sustain high technology industries. The solutions
to these issues combine social, natural and physical science, including
a focus on water policy, water management and law, as well as
developing new data, tools and techniques for decision-makers. Developing sound water policy requires both excellent science and
careful consideration of the complexities of the natural, economic,
political, social and legal forces that affect water availability and
use. This information must then be incorporated into the
decision-making processes of governments, water practitioners and
businesses. AWI will provide the bridge between science and policy
decisions by working with the private sector, federal government and
public partners.
Contact Information:
Kathy Jacobs, Executive Director kjacobs@azwaterinstitute.org
Tonya L. Haymore, Administrative Associate thaymore@azwaterinstitute.org
Arizona Water Institute
845 N. Park Avenue, Ste 532
PO Box 210158B
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0158
phone: 520-626-5627
fax: 520-626-7770
This Solution is classified within these Core Themes:
Local
Regional (Subnational)
North America
Water and Sanitation
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