1. Sustainable Water Resources Roundtable http://water.usgs.gov/wicp/acwi/swrr/ Tim Smith, Coordinator Bob Goldstein, Co-Chair

2. SWRR Activities Development of principles, criteria and indicators to support decision-making Identification of opportunities for collaboration on research needs Strategies to expand SWRR participation to states, non-profits, academia and corporations

3. SWRR’s Framework General Framework for Driving Forces and Underlying Processes

4. Sample Indicator Gross Water Availability

5. SWRR’s Outreach About 300 active participants from Federal State and Local Government, Corporations, Non profits and Academia About 550 people on distribution list Meetings held in California, Minnesota, Michigan, Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia Various publications and conference presentations

6. SWRR Future Work Complete, revise and refine indicators for tracking the sustainability of water resources –including indicators scalable to national, state and local levels Assist agencies –by describing the need for programs to collect the information necessary for generating indicators Increase representation – from state & regional water management programs

7. SWRR’s Future Work Expand relationships with the scientific community –to draw on the best ideas in water disciplines –to encourage research into sustainability as it relates to water resources Consult with other programs on water- related indicators, including –National Research Council’s Key National Indicator Initiative –Council on Environmental Quality –Heinz Foundation –Others Plan a National Forum on Sustainable Water Resources

8. SWRR’s Future Work Develop a training workshop Expand contacts in industrial community Continue meetings to inform & involve those in different regions of the nation Conduct Hill briefings, coordinate with EESI

10. Represented Sectors Power generation Agriculture and forestry Urban issues Manufacturing/industry Ecological protection Ethics, law and policy

11. Consensus Needs Improved understanding of critical water resource processes and their impact on sustainability Decision support models/tools Better inventory of critical data New monitoring technologies Quantify “value” of water New policy and law to manage water on regional basis Conserve relevant specialists Collaboration

12. SWRR Contacts Co chairs Rick Swanson rswanson@fs.fed.us Bob Goldsteinrogoldst@epri.com Coordinator Tim Smithetsmithusa@netscape.net Manager and Facilitator David Berry Davidberry@aol.com