It Takes a Village: Crafting an Effective Urban Water Management Plan

Wholly H2O and co-sponsor Tuolumne River Trust are pleased to invite you to our January discussion forum on Urban Water Management Planning. Topic: Available fresh water will become increasingly scarce in the near future, so we all need to work together to conserve and recycle water. Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs) are one tool we can use to plan for the water supply challenges ahead. We have a very knowledgeable group of speakers lined up for a panel discussion on this topic-please join us for this important conversation.

Forum Moderator: Art Jensen, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA).

Panelists: Peter Brostrom, Head of the Urban Water Use Unit, and SBx7-7 Urban Program Manager, California Department of Water Resources (DWR); Catherine Elvert, Utility Account Representative, City of Palo Alto Utilities; Molly Petrick, Water Resources Analyst, San Francisco Public Utilities (SFPUC) or Paula Kehoe, Manager of Water Resources, SFPUC; Justin Ezell, City of Redwood City, Public Works Superintendent, Water Utility Services.

Questions for Panelists: 1. What are UWMPs? How do they get created? 2. How does the California legislation known as SBx7-7 affect UWMPs? 3. What are some cost-effective ways to reduce potable water use? What ordinances have been successful? What technologies are effective? How can zoning and building codes influence water use? 4. What is a water budget and how does such a program get implemented? 5. Are you using water pricing as a management tool? 6. How are water agencies collaborating regionally, and what more could be done? 7. What is the process for engaging the public, including residents, property owners, businesses and community organizations, in the UWMP process?

Parking: Paid parking ($0.50/hr) is available in two separate lots within a block of City Hall. RSVP by email.