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AN EQUITABLE WATER FUTURE a National Briefing Paper 2 US Water Alliance Water Is Essential to Prosperity and Progress AN EQUITABLE WATER FUTURE A National Briefing Paper 2 US Water Alliance Water is essential to prosperity and progress. The sad PREFACE reality is that water challenges disproportionately affect the most vulnerable in America. At the same time, smart and equitable water management can foster opportunity for all people and communities. This report presents a water equity framework, drawing on the wisdom and innovation of hundreds of leaders from across the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. It spotlights promising strategies for ensuring that all people have access to safe, clean, affordable water, benefit from water infrastructure investment, and are resilient in the face of a changing climate. The members and staff of the US Water Alliance are committed to advancing equitable water management. We stand ready to work in partnership to support, scale, and sustain the promising practices that are catalogued in this report. Together we can build stronger communities and a more equitable America. One Water, One Future. Kevin Shafer Radhika Fox Executive Director, Chief Executive Officer, Milwaukee Metropolitan US Water Alliance Sewerage District; Board Chair, US Water Alliance An Equitable Water Future 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The US Water Alliance is deeply grateful to the Kresge Foundation and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for their support of this project. This report would not have been possible without the exceptional contributions of Program Managers Zoë Roller and Danielle Mayorga. A special thanks to Zoë for taking the lead on the research and writing of this report, as well as to Danielle for her significant research and writing contributions. This paper reflects their thoughtfulness and commitment to the complex issues of water equity. We greatly appreciate Gina Wammock for her stellar editorial direction, Elisa Speranza for her feedback throughout the writing process, as well as Megan Demit and Abigail Gardner for their support. We thank PolicyLink for sharing their insights and framing on infrastructure equity. We also thank the members of the US Water Alliance, especially our One Water Council, for sharing their feedback and innovative ideas. 2 US Water Alliance KEY STAKEHOLDERS A diverse group of stakeholders shared their insights through interviews, surveys, conversations, and reviews. Their experience and knowledge greatly enriched this report. We thank and appreciate the following leaders for their time and expertise. • Charisma Acey, Assistant Professor of • Paul Boyer, Program Director, • Drew Curtis, Community Development City and Regional Planning, University Community Development, Self-Help and Environmental Justice Director, of California, Berkeley Enterprises Ironbound Community Corporation • Zelalem Adefris, Climate Resilience • Jessica Buendia, Community Benefits • Joanne Dahme, General Manager of Program Manager, Catalyst Miami Coordinator, San Francisco Public Public Affairs, Philadelphia Water Utilities Commission Department • Anisha Anantapadmanabhan, Manager, Water Infrastructure, Ceres • Lila Cabbil, Founder, People’s Water • Michael Davis, Director, Board Environmental Justice and Service • Katherine Baer, Director of Science Equity Division, Seattle Public Utilities and Policy, River Network • Emily Chatterjee, Senior Counsel, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Susana De Anda, Co-Executive • Meera Baht, North America Cities • Director, The Nature Conservancy Human Rights Director and Co-Founder, Community Julius Ciaccia, Trustee, Board of Water Center • Colin Bailey, Executive Director, • Environmental Justice Coalition for Trustees, Northeast Ohio Regional • Lois DeBacker, Managing Director, Water Sewer District Kresge Foundation Elizabeth Cisar, Senior Program Ella Delio, Director of Environmental • Nadia Barhoum, Researcher, Haas • • Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society Officer, Environment Program, Joyce and Regional Initiatives, Greater New Foundation Orleans Foundation • Aaron Bartley, Executive Director and Co-Founder, PUSH Buffalo • Christopher Coes, Vice President, Real • Lisa Wojnarowski Downes, Director, Estate Policy and External Affairs, Freshwater Stewardship, The Nature • Gary Belan, Senior Director, Clean Smart Growth America Conservancy Water Supply Program, American Rivers • Donald Cohen, Founder and Executive • Kevin Doyle, Principal, Green Economy Director, In the Public Interest Ellen Drew, Regional Environmental • Ramont Bell, Outreach Coordinator, • Faith in Place • Paula Conolly, Director, Green Manager, Rural Community Assistance Infrastructure Leadership Exchange Corporation • Len Benson, Chief Engineer, DC Water • Jennifer Cotting, Research Associate, • Maureen Duffy, Vice President, • Elin Betanzo, Director and Senior Environmental Finance Center, Corporate Communications and Policy Analyst, Northeast-Midwest University of Maryland External Affairs, American Water Institute • Anita Cozart, Senior Director, • Marc Edwards, Charles P. Lunsford • Nadia Bogue, Senior Project Manager, PolicyLink Professor, Virginia Tech Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District • Hope Cupit, President and CEO, • Juliet Ellis, Assistant General Manager, Southeast Rural Community Assistance External Affairs, San Francisco Public • Mark Bowman, General Manager, Project Utilities Commission Gogebic-Iron Wastewater Authority • Jonathan Cuppett, Research Manager, • Frank Ettawageshik, Executive Water Research Foundation Director, United Tribes of Michigan An Equitable Water Future 3 • Kirsten Evans, Urban Water Project • Sharon Green, Legislative and • Vanessa Leiby, Executive Director, Lead, The Nature Conservancy Regulatory Liaison, Sanitation Districts Water and Wastewater Equipment of Los Angeles County Manufacturers Association • Daniel Faber, Director, Northeastern Environmental Justice Research • Hank Habicht, Managing Director, SAIL • John Lisle, Chief of External Affairs, Collaborative, Northeastern University Capital Partners DC Water • Denise Fairchild, President and CEO, • Adel Hagekhalil, Assistant Director, • Chanceé Lundy, Co-Owner and Emerald Cities LA Sanitation Principal, Nspiregreen • Laura Feinstein, Senior Research • Chris Halter, Executive Director, St. • Chris Marchi, Community Engagement, Associate, The Pacific Institute Bonaventure Indian Mission and School Valdez Baseball Academy, Neighborhood of Affordable Housing • Deeohn Ferris, President and • Peter Hammer, Professor of Law, Founder, Sustainable Community Wayne State University • Dwayne Marsh, Deputy Director, Development Group Government Alliance on Race and • Constance Haqq, Director of Equity, Center for Social Inclusion • Harriet Festing, Co-Founder and Administration and External Affairs, Executive Director, Anthropocene Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer • Debra McCarty, Commissioner, Alliance District Philadelphia Water Department • Laurel Firestone, Co-Executive • Mami Hara, General Manager and • George McGraw, Founder and Executive Director and Co-Founder, Community CEO, Seattle Public Utilities Director, DIGDEEP Water Center • Sharon Harlan, Professor of Health • Jean McLain, Associate Director, • Chione Flegal, Senior Director, Sciences and Sociology, Northeastern Water Resources Research Center, PolicyLink University University of Arizona • Irene Folstrom, Great Lakes Program • Jenny Hoffner, Vice President, River • Mel Meder, Associate Outreach Coordinator, Minnesota Environmental Conservation Strategies, American Specialist, COWS Partnership Rivers • Erik Meyers, Vice President, The • Amanda Ford, Coalition Coordinator, • Cynthia Jarrold, National Policy Conservation Fund Environmental Justice Coalition for Coordinator, Gamaliel • Vernice Miller-Travis, Senior Associate, Water • Derrick Johnson, Executive Director, Skeo Solutions , Public and OneVoice; and Vice Chairman, NAACP • Allison Fore • Ann-Marie Mitroff, River Program Intergovernmental Affairs Officer, National Board of Directors Director, Groundwork USA Metropolitan Water Reclamation • Laurna Kaatz, Climate Scientist, District of Greater Chicago • Fernando Molina, Public Information Denver Water Officer, Tucson Water Kim Foreman, Executive Director, • • Moriah Kinberg, Community Outreach Environmental Health Watch • Amanda Monaco, Policy Advocate, Coordinator, New Jersey Future Leadership Counsel for Justice and Nathan Gardner-Andrews, Chief • • Josh Kirschenbaum, Chief Operating Accountability Advocacy Officer, National Association Officer, PolicyLink of Clean Water Agencies • Olga Morales, Regional Environmental • Amanda Klasing, Senior Researcher, Manager, Rural Community Assistance • Nahal Ghoghaie, Bay Area Program Women’s Rights Division, Human Corporation Coordinator, Environmental Justice Rights Watch Coalition for Water • Michael Mucha, Chief Engineer and • Adam Krantz, CEO, National Director, Madison Metropolitan • Jessica Goodheart, Director, Repower Association of Clean Water Agencies Sewerage District LA, Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy • Andy Kricun, Executive Director and • Oscar Munoz, Director, Colonias Chief Engineer, Camden County Program, College of Architecture, • Ben Gramling, Vice President, Municipal Utilities Authority Texas A&M University Community Health Initiatives, Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers • Emily Lam, Director of Policy and • Kimberlee Myers, Operations Director, Government Affairs, San Francisco The Freshwater Trust • Cedric Grant, Executive Director, Public Utilities Commission Sewerage & Water Board of New • Ari Neumann, Assistant Director, Orleans • Erma Leapheart, Conservation
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