Multi-agency agreement outlines best practices 和 water-saving actions to protect water supplies serving 40 million Americans
Recognizing that a reliable water supply is critical to all economies 和 communities relying on the drought-stricken 科罗拉多河, more than 30 water agencies 和 providers have committed to take additional actions to reducing water dem和s 和 helping protect the 科罗拉多河 system.
Through a 谅解备忘录 (谅解备忘录) that was delivered to the Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton, municipal 和 public water providers in the Upper 和 Lower 科罗拉多河 Basin affirmed their commitments to implement comprehensive 和 innovative water 保护 programs, 倡议, 政策, 以及社区内的行动, 包括:
- Exp和ing water efficiency programs for indoor 和 outdoor water use.
- Implementing programs 和 政策 reducing 和 replacing non-functional, decorative grass by 30 percent while protecting urban l和scapes 和 trees canopies.
- Increasing water reuse 和 recycling programs where feasible.
- Implementing water efficiency strategies 和 best practices, 比如控制水分流失, 基于节约的费率结构, 工商业环保, l和 use coordination 和 other suitable 保护 strategies within each community.
“As we consider the long-term aridification of the 科罗拉多河 Basin, 数学很简单:用水量超过了供水量,约翰·恩茨明格说, 南内华达水务局的总经理. “But solving that equation will require all 科罗拉多河 water users across every sector to make hard decisions 和 be fully invested in water 保护 if we are going to bring our shared river system into balance.”
“这是最严重的问题, but collectively we have the resources to find the solution,布伦达·伯曼说, 亚利桑那中部项目执行战略顾问. “The path forward will require all 科罗拉多河 water users to contribute, 和 亚利桑那中部项目 continues to make investments 和 commitments to support the Basin to reach a sustainable water future.”
“The significance of nearly 30 municipal 和 industrial providers of 科罗拉多河 water signing on to this agreement is truly historic,吉恩·肖克罗夫特说, 总经理 of the 犹他州中部水利管理区.
“The commitments of municipal 和 industrial water agencies in both the Upper 和 Lower 科罗拉多河 Basins toward a unified approach to problem solving is critical in light of the current drought conditions 和 historic low reservoir elevations confronting the basin. I hope this agreement will provide an example of effective Basin-wide collaboration on the many 科罗拉多河 issues we face now 和 into the future.”
“Forging a sustainable future for the 科罗拉多河 will take a commitment from all of us to use less water. More than two dozen water agencies from cities across the Southwest have made this commitment on behalf of the millions of people they serve,阿德尔·哈格哈利勒说, 总经理 科罗拉多河 Water Agencies Unite Page 1/3 -MOREof the 南加州大都会水区. “This 谅解备忘录 is a key step towards bringing the River into balance, 并且有力地证明了这一点, 我们可以建立解决方案.”
根据谅解备忘录, each participating water provider will implement the 保护 actions, programs 和/or 政策 most appropriate for its individual communities 和 water efficiency goals. While these water agencies primarily represent urban water uses, which is only a small fraction of the 科罗拉多河’s total water consumption, the 保护 strategies outlined will help reduce dem和s 和 protect water levels in lakes Powell 和 Mead.
“一个可持续发展的, long-term plan for the 科罗拉多河 Basin requires all water users to reduce water dem和 commensurate with what the 科罗拉多河 can realistically supply given the new normal of hotter, 干燥的天气,罗恩·伯克说, President 和 CEO of the Alliance for Water Efficiency. 为此目的, the Alliance for Water Efficiency commends the commitments from local water providers to exp和 water efficiency 和 保护 programs.”
在一封联名信中, 七个环境, 保护, 和 non-governmental organizations called the 谅解备忘录 “an important step in the right direction,” further stating that “achieving these commitments is a necessary first phase to preserve the longevity of the Basin.”
Today’s announcement builds upon an initial 谅解备忘录 executed in August 2022 between 奥罗拉水, 丹佛水, The 南加州大都会水区, 普韦布洛水务局和南内华达州水务局, significantly exp和ing participation 和 commitments from water providers across the Basin to implement best practices to conserve 和 enhance water efficiency.
连结至 谅解备忘录, 供水商信函, 非政府机构联署信 和 节水联盟信
Below is a list of all participating municipal 和 public water providers, 以及各自的媒体联系人:
亚利桑那州
亚利桑那中部项目
水晶汤普森, 602-321-9349
DeEtte人, 480-620-7685
钱德勒市
托尼史密斯, 480-782-2701
梅萨市
韦斯顿布朗, 480-644-5713
皮奥里亚市
对此丝膜, 623-773-7825
凤凰城
迈克尔Gertzman, 602-534-1209
雅典娜桑切斯, 602-261-8681
坦佩市
尼基雷普利, 480-313-8850
图森市
安迪乡绅, 520-306-0080
斯科茨代尔的水
瓦莱丽•施奈德, 480-312-5689
吉尔伯特镇
Kelsey佩里, 480-273-0398
加州
伯班克水电局
Jeannine爱德华兹, 818-238-3856 or 818-561-8019
圣莫尼卡市
康斯坦斯法雷尔, 424-280-0008
科切拉山谷水区
加西亚洛林, 760-398-2661 x2549
城市东部水区
EMWD, Public 和 Government Affairs Department, 951-928-3777 x4219
山麓市政水区
尼娜Jazmadarian, 818-790-4036 x102
长滩水
劳伦·戈尔德·豪兰, 562-570-2314
南加州大都会水区
丽贝卡Kimitch, 202-821-5253
玛丽塔费尔菲尔德, 909-816-7722
加州兰乔水区
爱墙, 951-401-9587
圣地亚哥县水务局
迈克李, 760-208-0588
市政西区水区
恩典Cardenas, 951-290-7026
科罗拉多州
奥罗拉水
格雷格•贝克 303-739-7081
城堡岩石水
凯莉·马汉·格罗斯, 303-660-1381
科罗拉多斯普林斯公用事业公司
詹妮弗·乔丹, 719-668-3848
丹佛水
托德·哈特曼，媒体热线:303-628-6700
特拉维斯·汤普森，媒体热线:303-628-6700
普韦布洛水
乔表示“鹿, 719-584-0212
科罗拉多州东南部水利区
克里斯Woodka, 719-766-4253
内华达
南内华达水务局
布朗森麦克, 702-822-8543
新墨西哥
阿尔伯克基伯纳利略县水务局
大卫•莫里斯, 505-264-5691
圣达菲市
克里斯汀•查韦斯, 505-955-4219
犹他州
犹他州中部水利管理区
丽莎安德森, 801-226-7100
约旦河谷水利区
马特•奥尔森 801-565-4300
盐湖城公共事业部门
克洛伊Morroni, 801-702-0801
华盛顿县水利区
开瑞Rathje, 435-668-5622
媒体 联系人