What is the purpose? To create a tool for communities in Washoe - - PDF document

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Bureau of Safe Drinking Water Source Water Protection Program Kim Rigdon Bureau of Water Quality Planning Nonpoint Source Management Program Birgit Henson Presentation to the Source Water Protection and Watershed Management Team February 15, 2018 State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Resource Concepts, Inc. Jill Sutherland Lynn Zonge Presented by

What is the purpose?

To create a tool for communities in Washoe County to help protect drinking water sources and manage the Truckee River watershed to maintain and or improve water quality (Source Water Protection and Watershed Management in Washoe County team

meeting October 10, 2017)

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Progress

Engage entities with responsibilities for water quality protection 5 Team meetings, 47 stakeholders, 40 focus meetings Goals and objectives Water quality protection management measures and actions Technical data, mapping, synthesis Coordination with TMRPA for an online map tool

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The Goals

• Regional support and approval
• Coordinated, consistent with and

complementary to other plans

• Useful to funding and regulatory

agencies

• Identify water quality problems and

solutions

• List of prioritized implementable

projects

• Process for implementation, with

roles and responsibilities

• Process to show benefits and

accomplishments

(Source Water Protection and Watershed Management in Washoe County team meeting October 10, 2017)

Looking Forward

http://www.rci‐nv.com/source_water_protection/

Online Tool

(password protected)

Technical components Integrate data gap information Issues, management strategies and actions with priority criteria Roles & responsibilities