a systems approach to water resources
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A Systems Approach to Water Resources. Robert Pirani Director Environmental Programs Regional Plan Association America 2050 National Leadership Meeting October 19, 2009 U.S. Library of Congress Washington, D.C. A Systems Approach to Water Resources. Water in Crises - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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A Systems Approach to Water Resources
Robert Pirani Director Environmental Programs
Regional Plan Association
America 2050 National Leadership Meeting
October 19, 2009U.S. Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
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A Systems Approach to Water Resources
Water in Crises
Treating Water as Water
Toward A New National Agenda
• Reframe Agency Decision Making
• Provide Funding and Incentives
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Population Pressures on Water Supply
Lake Lanier, Atlanta Reservoir Lake Mead, Las Vegas Reservoir
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Unmet Water Quality Goals
NYC DEP
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Unmet Water Quality Goals
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Climate Change will Raise the Stakes
Flooding in Iowa, Jun 2008Impact of Category 1- 4 Hurricane, Columbia University
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EPA Gap AnalysisNo Revenue Growth
$263$271Total
$161$148O&M
$102$122Capital
Drinking Water
Clean Water
Total Payment Gap (20 Years)
(Average in Billions of Dollars)
A Financial Gap…
Steven Albee, US EPAASCE
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and Institutional Silos
Paedergat Basin CSO, NY Atlantic City and Ventnor, NJ
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Treating Water as Water
“ A crisis-driven approach will be insufficient to meet the growing challenges facing the nation’s water infrastructure…a new framework that looks ahead …towards a more sustainable model or approach to funding water and wastewater infrastructure, is needed”Aspen Institute. May 2009
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Treating Water as Water
Storm water management in PortlandNapa River Flood Protection Project California
Highlands Preservation Area, New Jersey
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Toward a New National Water Agenda
Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot 1908
Can we reframe the decision-making process to establish a results oriented, outcome driven watershed approach that meets national goals and standards?
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Reframe Agency Decision Making
• Realign our water policies to ensure a watershed perspective
• Coordinate federal agencies’ missions and programs
• Break down barriers between traditional infrastructure, land use, and natural resource silos.
• Target investments in 21st century priorities, including green infrastructure, efficiency, climate change, and integrated water and land use management
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Provide Funding and Incentives
Establish funding mechanisms, including a dedicated trust, to drive a series of policy reforms:
• Promote watershed management that links to land use decisions.
• Evaluate projects based on life-cycle costs• Encourage cross-sector collaboration and an
integrated approach • Protect and restore green infrastructure• Pilot non-structural and decentralized
technologies
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Moving Forward
Questions– Have we Framed the Issue Correctly?
– What are the Key Opportunities?
– How can the America 2050 Network Best Contribute?
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www.America2050.org
www.rpa.org