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Know Your H2O Our Vision of “Change”

Know Your H2O Our Vision of “Change”. Integrating water management: GOALS: Water supply reliability, pollution prevention, watershed restoration, habitat creation/restoration, Embedded Energy REDUCTION, etc

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Know Your H2O Our Vision of “Change”

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  1. Know Your H2OOur Vision of “Change” Integrating water management: GOALS: • Water supply reliability, pollution prevention, watershed restoration, habitat creation/restoration, Embedded Energy REDUCTION, etc Solutions require both changes in personal behavior and social norms, as well as holistic integration &/or reform of laws, regulations, funding priorities & public programs

  2. Vision, Public Education, Action • “The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water” – our effort at public education and vision of reform • Ocean Friendly Gardens – our effort at changing social norms through landscape design changes • Advocacy: Replacing imported water with multi-benefit local alternatives (wastewater recycling, LID, “green streets”, created/restored wetland networks, • Long-term: capturing enough water in urban landscapes to start removing impervious flood control projects – Urban Watershed Restoration

  3. Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of WaterNatural Water Cycle vs Mismanagement

  4. Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of WaterWater = Energy Demand

  5. Thirsty lawns vs.Ocean Friendly Gardens

  6. Rainwater Management Options

  7. Current Situation: Water is pushed off land as if it was a nuisance

  8. Current solutions…

  9. Goal: Change & Integrate “fragmented” agency mandates & governance

  10. Water Management should…

  11. Solutions…

  12. Conclusion:Know Your H2O • Unpredictable “droughts” & emergencies OR predictable prolonged dry weather patterns? • Water supply shortage OR water mismanagement? • Narrow focus on “new” water OR holistic & multi-benefit reform (including embedded energy reduction)? • Public Education of water/energy problems & solutions can drive reform! • Holistic reform offers govt. agency integration & cooperation/partnerships with NGOs! • ENVIRONMENTAL & ECONOMIC BENEFITS!!!

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