| WRAN's lunchtime webinars are back! |
When it comes to making the most of our water resources, Arizona has a long history of innovation, creativity, and forward thinking. Throughout the state, we are living up to this tradition. Join us for our next WRAN Lunchtime webinars and learn how two local strategies, one in the Verde Valley and the other in Tucson, are benefiting rivers for the habitats, birds, other wildlife, communities, and economies that depend on them.
- Wednesday, December 7th, Noon to 1pm: Introducing the Verde River Exchange Water Offset Program - The Verde River Exchange is a new, pilot "water offset program" in the Verde Valley. A voluntary, collaborative program led by Friends of Verde River Greenway, the Exchange allows local groundwater users to "offset" the impacts of groundwater use on the Verde River system through purchase of credits. Local business leaders and landowners have come together to participate in the program's first pilot projects. The Exchange was recently named a finalist in the New Arizona Prize Water Innovation Challenge; the program's organizers envision sustaining both a healthy, flowing Verde River and a thriving and growing economy in the Verde Valley, for years to come. Join us to learn how it was developed, how it works, and how to get involved. Presented by: Jocelyn Gibbon, J.D.--Principal, Freshwater Policy Consulting, LLC. Jocelyn coordinates the Exchange on behalf of Friends of Verde River Greenway.
- Wednesday, December 14th, Noon to 1pm: Agua Dulce: Tucson Water's plan to return flow to the Santa Cruz - In early November, Tucson Water unveiled a plan that could bring life back to the long-dry stretch of the Sana Cruz River that once flowed through downtown Tucson. Taking advantage of reclaimed effluent, effluent that as of now is sent downriver far from the City, Tucson Water hopes to return flow to the river within two years. Benefits from this work could be far reaching – providing water to support valuable riparian habitat and generating tourism and economic development. Join us to learn more about this innovative and forward-thinking project. Presented by Timothy M. Thomure, PE, ENV SP, Director of Tucson Water.
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