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Dakins, M. E., Long, J. D., & Hart, M. (2005) Finding 2

How a watershed group is formed may influence its effectiveness.

  • Citizen initiated groups give themselves a high rating on addressing difficult or controversial issues.
  • Government initiated groups give themselves a high rating on receiving assistance during formation.
  • Groups whose membership has been restricted in some way (e.g. property owners only, instead of all interested parties), give themselves a low rating on involving key decision-making groups, timeliness in addressing issues, and overall effectiveness.

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Dalgleish, F., & Cooper, B. J. (2005) Finding 1

Encourage water utilities to adopt a risk management strategy and to identify strategic risks, such as risks to a safe, acceptable, and reliable water supply.  Risks for this category, for example, can include failure to meet requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act; inappropriate catchment management; and failure to plan for growth and changes in demand.  [NOTE: Finding based on one case study.]

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de Bruijn, T. J. N. M. and P. S. Hofman. (2000) Finding 2

Emphasize company commitment to pollution prevention activities and investment of adequate time and money.

  • Self-assessment has produced measures of superior quality to those produced by quick-scan methods completed by a consultant.
  • When companies invest more time in the pollution prevention project, the options produced are better tailored to the company and likely to have a more profound impact.

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de Loe, R. C., & Kreutzwiser, R. D. (2005) Finding 2

Drinking water education for managers and government officials should address proper management in 5 risk categories: technical, financial, institutional, political, and social.  These include: appropriate hydrogeological analyses required for local groundwater protection planning; allocation of adequate resources for groundwater protection; the quality of laws, regulations, policies, plans, and organizational structure that governs groundwater protection; leadership that can provide vision, direction, and partnerships with other communities; and the quantity and quality of citizen particiation in groundwater protection initiatives.

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