Roadmap for Considering Water for Arizona's Natural Areas
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Water Resources Research Center, The University of ArizonaIssue Date
2014-12Metadata
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The Roadmap for Considering Water for Arizona’s Natural Areas contains information on the current scientific understanding of water for natural areas and existing legal considerations for providing water to natural areas, examples of where natural areas are already included in water management decisions, and an overview of available paths forward for including natural areas alongside human uses.Abstract
Excerpt from the Executive Summary: This Roadmap document is the culmination of a three-year project funded by the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust and convened by the Water Research and Planning Innovations for Dryland Systems (Water RAPIDS) program at the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC). The Roadmap is designed to examine possible routes, as well as roadblocks, to considering the water needs of riparian and aquatic ecosystems in Arizona water management and planning decisions. As there is little in Arizona’s legal framework to compel the consideration of water for natural areas, the WRRC sought throughout the Roadmap project to foster dialogue among water users about voluntary, stakeholder-driven options for addressing natural areas. This was done within the context of limited water supplies and existing water rights and claims.Type
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