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WRWC hears update on source-water protection tools, online map viewer
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The Western Regional Water Commission received a presentation on regional source-water protection work, new planning tools and a public-facing online map that identifies source and critical source protection areas for the Truckee Meadows.
The Western Regional Water Commission heard a presentation Wednesday on regional source-water protection planning, new online mapping tools and how jurisdictions and businesses can use the tools to identify potential impacts to drinking-water sources.
Kim Rigdon, WRWC program staff, told commissioners the regional water management plan and the WRWC Act require a water-quality element and that the Washoe County Clean Water Program is being used as the regional source-water protection and nonpoint-source management plan. "Source water protection ... is really looking at all the source water out there that we use for potable drinking water that hasn't reached the pipe yet," Rigdon said. She noted most contributing lands are not owned by water agencies, so the program emphasizes working with the community to reduce…
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