Testing the Waters: Tucson Links Water Conservation with Environmental Benefits

February 01, 2012
Joanna B. Nadeau
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)
Sharon B. Megdal
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)
Candice Rupprecht
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)
Brittany Xiu
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)
Emily Brott
Sonoran Institute
Lisa Shipek
Watershed Management Group
Journal AWWA, vol. 104, no. 2, pages 76-79, American Water Works Association, February 01, 2012
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Testing the Waters
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This article describes the WRRC’s Conserve to Enhance (C2E) Tucson pilot project from concept to implementation and preliminary results. C2E aims to connect conservation actions with water for the environment by developing mechanisms for funding water-related environmental enhancements. The Tucson pilot demonstrates the challenges and opportunities of making this concept a reality.