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Through its Water Policy Working Group, PNWER is beginning a dialogue to address important regional water issues such as the renegotiation of the Columbia River Basin Treaty and the effects of climate change on water management.
The Working Group Commits to:
- Holding a full-day session for the 2013 Annual PNWER Summit, possibly partnering with the Agriculture Working Group to explore topics below
- Partnering with the Agriculture group to explore better monitoring and reporting of soil moisture, as an early indicator of fire potential (forest and grass) and perhaps as a means of mitigating the economic costs of drought
- Providing updates to the region on the Columbia River Treaty and explore linkages with other working groups, including invasive species
- Exploring best practices for aquifer storage and recharge as a topic in 2013
- In 2013, exploring water re-use (particularly re-use of treated municipal and industrial effluents) as a new treated-for-purpose water supply
Leadership
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Rep. John "Bert" Stevenson, Idaho; Co-chair
- David Hill, Centres and Institutes and Research Advocacy (CIRA) University of Lethbridge; Co-chair
- Brandon Hardenbrook, PNWER
Contact information
brandon.hardenbrook@pnwer.org
p: 206-443-7723
f: 206-443-7703
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