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Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/swrr/. Tim Smith 703-860-1038 Etsmithusa@netscape.net. Bureau of Land Mgmt Electric Power Research Inst Envir Protection Agy Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. Office of Policy Analysis, DOI
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Sustainable Water Resources Roundtablehttp://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/swrr/ Tim Smith 703-860-1038 Etsmithusa@netscape.net
Bureau of Land Mgmt Electric Power Research Inst Envir Protection Agy Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin Office of Policy Analysis, DOI Univ Council On Water Resources Forest Service Geological Survey Water Environment Federation convened meetings in 2002 and 2003 in Washington area
Major Actions • Revised Terms of Reference for ACWI review • Meetings in Dec.2002 and June 2003 • Sessions at July 2003 UCOWR conference • Special issue in progress of Water Resources Update (UCOWR) • Ongoing outreach effort to public and private sector
Work Groups • Developing a conceptual model of water sustainability • Compiling existing water indicators from other efforts • Identifying criteria for water sustainability • Defining what research is needed about sustainability
Future Activities • SWRR meetings in Nov.2003 and Feb.2004 (Palo Alto regional meeting) • Nov.2003 regional meeting at Harvard conference Ecological Engineering for Integrated Water Management • Identifying national and regional conferences for SWRR presentations and sessions
Terms of Reference for ACWI review • Draft compiled by those from federal & state government and the private sector • Scope includes developing national level water indicators • Report to ACWI by Oct.2005 on conditions & trends in water resources that affect long-term sustainability • Describes the role of Co-chairs & Steering Committee