SWRR Report 2009

December 1, 2009

Table of Contents

Foreword

Chapter 1: SWRR History 1
Authority
Mission
Vision
Primary Goals and Objectives

Chapter 2: Principles of Water Sustainability
Representing Sustainable Management with Systems Concepts and Indicators
Developing the Indicator Framework

Chapter 3: Outreach Activities, Presentations and Contributions
SWRR Meetings on Energy and Water
Selected Abstracts by Roundtable Participants
Selected Abstracts by Water Resource Professionals

Chapter 4: Applications and Case Studies
Chesapeake Bay – An Example of Integrated Success
Missouri River Basin: The Need for Sustainable Management
Sustainability in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Michigan Innovations in Water Management

Chapter 5: Highlights of National Initiatives on Sustainable Water Management
Recent Heinz Center Work on Water Indicators
National Environmental Status and Trends
USGS National Water Census
Water Environment Federation 2008
EPA Report on Environment, Water Chapter

APPENDIX A: Matrix of Candidate SWRR Criteria & Indicators Social Criteria

APPENDIX B: SWRR Letter to the National Environmental Status and Trends Project

APPENDIX C: Water Environment Federation Sustainability 2008, Green Practices for the Water Environment June 22-25, 2008, The Gaylord National on the Potomac, National Harbor, MD

APPENDIX D: Water Environment Federation WEFTEC.08 Annual Conference, Sustainable Water Resources Management Technical Sessions, October 18-22, 2008, Chicago, Illinois