Why prepare an IRWMP?
- Position for Proposition 84 funding ($27 million available for Lahontan region).
- Retain local control over water management decisions.
- Build and strengthen long-term working relationships (intraregional and with adjacent partners).
- Forum to build new alliances and discuss planning for future challenges.
- Inform state/federal agencies/legislators of regional needs and required projects.
What are the benefits of regional planning?
- Encourages a broad, long-term perspective.
- Identifies broad benefits, costs, and tradeoffs.
- Promotes sustainable resource management.
- Increases regional self-sufficiency.
- Increases regional drought preparedness.
- Uses open forums that include all communities.
- Promotes coordination and collaboration among local agencies and governments.
- Uses sound science, best data, and local knowledge.
- Collaboration strengthens regional clout, reduces conflict, increases benefits across the region and may reduce costs for individual agencies.
