SPECIAL REPORT: CONSERVATION Arenas and Strategies for Action The strategies of the One Water Roadmap present many opportunities for collaboration among many partners across jurisdictions. As the parks/water utility delegation meeting proved, there is much enthusiasm for park and recreation agencies to cooperate with water utilities on the six Strategies for Action. Arenas for Action Strategies Case Studies #1 Reliable and Resilient Water Utilities Diversifying and stretching water supplies Santa Clara Valley Water District Deploys Water Reuse on a Massive Scale Utilizing green infrastructure to manage flooding and revitalize neighborhoods Philadelphia's Green City, Clean Waters: A Model for Green Infrastructure Transforming wastewater into a resource DC Water Leads Our Nation's Capital to a More Resilient Future Forging new business models Louisville: Sharing Services, Finding Efficiencies Integrated planning across the water cycle One Water Los Angeles Exemplifies an Integrated Approach to Planning Utilizing onsite water systems Emory WaterHub® Shows Students that Recycling is Not Just for Trash Adopting a " dig once " approach Spokane Looks Above and Below Ground to Leverage Infrastructure Investments Deploying advanced technologies to improve decision-making Harnessing the Power of Data to Tackle Water Main Breaks in Syracuse Managing water to foster climate resilience Rebuilding for Resilience in New Orleans Fully integrating water stewardship into company strategy Coca-Cola Launches 500 Projects to Manage Water Sustainably Deploying water efficiency, stormwater management, and water reuse at industrial facilities Dow Tackles Water Efficiency at its Largest Chemical Manufacturing Complex Developing upstream and downstream partnerships in priority watersheds Change the Course Replenishes more than 225 Million Gallons of Water Using on-farm strategies to reduce water consumption and manage nutrients Salinas Valley: Recycled Water Saves the Agricultural Sector Creating partnerships among upstream and downstream communities Cedar Rapids: Multi-Pronged Coalition for Change Using watershed-scale planning and monitoring Madison, Wisconsin uses Adaptive Management to Target Phosphorous Runoff Building a water safety net Detroit Water and Sewerage Department Offers Low-Income Customers Rate Assistance Leveraging water investments to generate community benefits A Good Neighbor: The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's Community Benefits Program Fostering community resilience in the face of a changing climate Ironbound: Empowering Newark Residents to Revitalize Their River Enhancing community capacity to engage in water planning and governance Community Water Center Helps San Joaquin Valley Residents Build Their Water Knowledge Maximizing natural infrastructure for healthy ecosystems Working Together to Deploy Natural Infrastructure in Saginaw Bay Watershed Managing groundwater for the future Tucson Replenishes Aquifer by Diversifying Supply Protecting forests to protect water Chesapeake Bay Uses Forest Buffers to Boost Water Quality Utilizing citizen science for ecosystem monitoring and watershed restoration Chattahoochee Riverkeepers Empower Citizens on Local Water Quality Monitoring #2 Thriving Cities #3 Competitive Business and Industry #4 Sustainable Agricultural Systems #5 Social and Economic Inclusion #6 Healthy Waterways Source: US Water Alliance, One Water Roadmap: The Sustainable Management of Life's Most Essential Resource, http://uswateralliance.org/sites/uswateralliance.org/files/publications/Roadmap%20FINAL.pdf. Continued on page 46 44 Parks & Recreation | S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 8 | W W W. PA R K S A N D R E C R E AT I O N . O R G