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TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Tennessee Regional Water-Supply Planning: General Observations and Conclusions TACIR February.

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1 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Tennessee Regional Water-Supply Planning: General Observations and Conclusions TACIR February 7, 2011 W. Scott Gain U.S. Geological Survey, Nashville

2 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Water Supply Planning Informed and effective decision making for long-term economic and environmental health and sustainability Tennessee Communities, Utilities, Stakeholders Objectives ?

3 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Water Supply Planning Pilots: designing a process Informed and effective decision making All Tennessee Communities and Utilities Advice and consultation Consulting Engineers Facilitation, policy, and oversight State Government and Regional Authorities System data and description State and Federal agencies (USGS) Universities Economic projections and analysis Universities, City planners, TVA etc. Environmental limitations and decision support The Nature Conservancy, other NGO’s Alternatives and structural analysis Federal agencies (COE) and consulting engineers

4 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Identifying Gaps Informed and effective decision making Numerous Tennessee Communities and Utilities Consulting Engineers Facilitation, policy, and oversight System data and description Economic projections and analysis Environmental limitations and decision support Alternatives and structural analysis

5 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Two Outcomes Facilitation, policy, and oversight System data and description Economic projections and analysis Environmental limitations and Alternatives and structural analysis All Tennessee Communities and Utilities Consulting Engineers A.Specific B.General decision support Informed and effective decision making Decision Infrastructure: Supporting Agency Cooperation, Data, Policies, and Tools Analytical methods And procedures

6 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Collaborative Dialog: TWOG ► TACIR ► USACE ► USGS ► TDEC ► TDEC-WPC ► TDEC-DWS ► TAUD ► TWRA ► TNC ► TTU ► DRA ► HVUD ► UT ► Land Trust for Tennessee ► Municipal Governments and utilities

7 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Recurring Themes: ► Reasons for regional planning ► The nature of a good plan ► Necessary support ► Good practice ► State-wide application

8 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group 2.Growing interrelations among users demand that water-supply and drought-management plans address the needs of multiple interests within regions and watersheds and foster greater collaboration among local, state, and federal authorities… Reasons for regional planning

9 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Reasons for regional planning 1.Clean and reliable drinking water is vital to the State’s economic well-being and the health of its citizens…

10 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group 3.Water supply plans should promote the long-term sustainability of the State’s freshwater resources for the protection of multiple uses and users— including the protection of ecological integrity and biodiversity… The nature of a good plan

11 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group 2.Water supply planning should consider economic and community development patterns including land-uses that may effect water quantity and quality region-wide… The nature of a good plan

12 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group The nature of a good plan 1.Plans for reliable water supplies should provide flexibility, use-efficiency, and risk management with margins of safety…

13 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Necessary support 2.Accurate descriptions of current and historic patterns of water availability (hydrology) and competing demands are essential to planning at regional and larger scales—these data must be regionally consistent and comprehensive…

14 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group 1.Timely monitoring and reporting of regional water resource use and system characteristics are essential to support water-supply planning at any scale or timeframe… Necessary support

15 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Good practice 3.Open cooperation and joint commitment to planning among multiple water utilities in a region encourages the most efficient use of regional water-supply and financial resources. Third-party mediation may at times be useful to improve trust and perceptions of fairness…

16 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Good practice 2.Good financial management dictates that users pay the full price of services. Regional planning is most effective when systems are accountable for the full cost of their decisions…

17 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Good practice 1.Regional planning is enhanced when funding and regulatory agencies favor appropriate regional planning in applications concerning grants and permits—particularly where public funding may be involved or the feasibility of alternatives is at issue…

18 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Informed and effective decision making Numerous Tennessee communities and utilities Consulting engineers Common toolbox State-wide OASIS Modeling 2.Supporting a common model and language (OASIS)… State-wide application

19 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group State-wide application 1.Defining regions, the content and character of “regional plans,” and a system to incorporate change…

20 TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group TN Regional Water-Supply Planning Technical Working Group Next Steps ► Recommendations ► General report

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