Three Rivers Watershed Action Network and Leadership Incubator
Our ‘Accelerating Transformational Change in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers’ Phase 1 Heinz Endowment funded study explored the challenges and opportunities for water resource management in Southwestern Pennsylvania. It concluded that only through taking a systematic and integrated approach, with establishment of cooperation and trust across boundaries – geographical, jurisdictional, political, social and cultural – could the current water system challenges in Southwest Pennsylvania be effectively and efficiently addressed.
As such, this phase 2 project, running from June 2019-June 2021, concentrates efforts on four interconnected components:
- The creation of a ‘Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Network’ – linking up water stakeholder organizations and communities, and better connecting local initiatives to leverage successes and lessons learned and amplify the political importance of this local work;
- The development of a ‘Southwestern Pennsylvania Watershed Leadership Incubator’ – identifying, developing, and equipping the next generation of diverse regional water leaders with those collaborative leadership skills and relationships necessary for long-term impact;
- Development assistance for a robust watershed-wide water data collection, monitoring, and communication framework; and
- Provision of strategic technical and financial assistance and support to a number of small towns and municipalities within the Three Rivers region that are currently suffering from insufficient capacity to deliver the water services for which they are responsible.
Resources
Best Practices for the Creation and Maintenance of a Collaborative Water Resource Network in SW PA – Summary of Interviews – October 2020
SW PA Water Resource Stakeholders Map – August 2020
Virtual Conversation with the Ohio River Basin Alliance (ORBA) – July 2020
Southwestern PA Water Network May 2020 Virtual Stakeholder Meetings Report – May 2020
SW PA Water Network Zoom Presentation – May 2020
SW PA Water Network First Stakeholder Workshop Report – Dec 2019
Accelerating Transformational Change in Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Phase 1 Report – July 2019
News
Accelerating Transformational Change in SW PA Water Management-A Project Newsletter December 2020
Accelerating Transformational Change in SW PA Water Management-A Project Newsletter October 2020
Accelerating Transformational Change in SW PA Water Management-A Project Newsletter September 2020
Accelerating Transformational Change in SW PA Water Management-A Project Newsletter August 2020
Accelerating Transformational Change in SW PA Water Management-A Project Newsletter June 2020
Accelerating Transformational Change in SW PA Water Management-A Project Newsletter February 2020
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