Clarkdale Forum on Water Management for Small Towns

Thirty participants, representing 11 small towns across Arizona, as well as both in-state and out-of-state experts, attended a two-day Forum on Water Management for Small Towns on June 26th and 27th, 2014. The Forum was hosted by the Town of Clarkdale, facilitated by the Water RAPIDS Team and sponsored by the Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority and The Walton Family Foundation.

A report summarizing the findings from the Small Town Water Forum is available here.

Agenda:

Thursday, June 26^th – Day 1, 10 am – 5 pm

10:00 am – 10:30 am	Welcome to the Forum (Town of Clarkdale & WRRC)
10:30 am – 11:30 am	An Innovative Approach to Local Water Challenges Presentation of Clarkdale Primer & Draft Recommendations Document (WRRC)
11:30 am – 1:00 pm	Continue Lunch and Discussion/Feedback on Clarkdale Water Resources Management Program Recommendations and Q&A
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm	Tools/Funding Opportunities AZ Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District Energy Policy Innovation Council (EPIC) Database DWHI Rainwater Harvesting Toolkit
2:45 pm – 5:00 pm	Share Your Story Presentations Orange County Water District Camp Verde Chino Valley Jerome Payson

Friday, June 27^th – Day 2, 8 am – 3 pm

8:00 am – 10:30 am

Share Your Story Presentations, continued

Pinetop-Lakeside
Safford
Thatcher
Sedona
Sierra Vista

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) for Small-Town Water Management

What can/should small-towns do as a collective group to improve legislation, funding, information sharing etc. to improve management and planning for water resources?

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

SWOT analysis and Action Items