Over the last several years, the water management agencies in the Tualatin River
watershed that includes 9 cities, the Tualatin Valley Water District, and Clean Water
Services have established partnerships to address water resources management issues.
The partnerships involve planning for regional water supplies, source water development,
water quality improvements and responses to the Endangered Species Act. Recently,
several of the water resources management agencies developed an Integrated Water
Resources Management Strategy (IWRM). This strategy has provided a framework for
addressing several water resources management objectives. One of the key objectives
was identifying future water supplies for agriculture, instream flow restoration and
municipal source water. Through an intergovernmental agreement, the water
management agencies formed the Tualatin Basin Water Supply Feasibility Study
partners. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the needs of the Tualatin Basin for
reliable, safe and cost effective water supply. There are several benefits and challenges
to establishing this study partnership. This paper discusses the process and agreement
to develop the partnership for the study. Finally, the paper describes the benefits and
challenges to the partnerships for meeting future water supply needs. Includes figure.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
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| Number of Pages : | 9 |
| Published : | 06/15/2003 |
