Key Concepts of One Water
Resilience & Sustainability
- Promoting economic, social, and environmental sustainability
- Balancing quantity and quality with rising demand
- Managing flooding and extreme weather
Interconnected Water Systems
- Understanding that our water and our interactions with it are all connected
- Evaluating infrastructure improvements that can drive change
- Accounting for the nexus between water, energy, the built environment, and food security
Water Equity
- Planning on the basis that affordability and access to water is critical
- Fostering community-driven decision making to help ensure policies do not unfairly exclude certain
populations
- Implementing projects with equitable benefits and impacts
