VIDEO: Session 2, Part 1: New Supplies, Reduced Demands, and Reallocation: Reconciling Competing Visions for the Future

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Event Date

6-11-2015

Series

Martz Summer Conference (7th: 2015: Boulder, Colo.)

Description

VIDEO:

SESSION TWO: New Supplies, Reduced Demands, and Reallocation: Reconciling Competing Visions for the Future

Moderator: Doug Kenney, Getches-Wilkinson Center

1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. New Supplies, Reduced Demands

Pursuing Reliability, Not New Yield: A New Breed of Water Infrastructure?

California’s Bay-Delta Conveyance Problem: A Light at the End of the Tunnel(s)?: Jerry Meral, Natural Heritage Institute

Urban Water Reliability and the Salton Sea: Can We Have Both?: Michael Cohen, Pacific Institute

Gross Reservoir Expansion: Travis Bray, Denver Water

Stretching Supplies Further

The (Largely) Untold Success Story of Urban Water Conservation: Peter Mayer, Water Demand Management

Moderator

Doug Kenney

Streaming Media

Comments

Many aspects of western water allocation and management are the product of independent and uncoordinated actions, several occurring a century or more ago. However, in this modern era of water scarcity, it is increasingly acknowledged that more coordinated and deliberate decision-making is necessary for effectively balancing environmental, social, and economic objectives. In recent years, a variety of forums, processes, and tools have emerged to better manage the connections between regions, sectors, and publics linked by shared water systems. In this event, we explore the cutting edge efforts, the latest points of contention, and the opportunities for further progress.

Session 2: New Supplies, Reduced Demands, and Reallocation: Reconciling Competing Visions for the Future. Historically, water planning was little more than the identification of new supply projects,sometimes individually, and sometimes as part of larger, basin schemes. This is still an important element of the water planning dialogue. However, just as frequently today, the planning emphasis is focused on demand management or water reallocation (transfers). Each approach raises its own challenges in balancing objectives, managing participation, and implementing decisions.

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New Supplies, Reduced Demands, and Reallocation: Reconciling Competing Visions for the Future

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