Study compares four cases in the west
This article provides the results of a study of four approaches to regional water collaboration in the West. Following up on a recommendation from water thought leaders from the Tucson, Arizona area to examine regional frameworks employed elsewhere, the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) investigated the following four entities: the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the San Diego County Water Authority, the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, and Denver Water. This article presents summary information on the history, organization, and formal powers of each specific water authority. Each water authority’s past is examined to shed light on the historical drivers that led to greater collaboration. Organization structures are outlined to show the various forms of representation these authorities utilize to give voice to their member agencies or customers. Finally, each section concludes by laying out the powers given and denied to each authority...