EWSC Action Area Projects

Project 3: Community-led stewardship model for water smart communities

Develop and test a community led stewardship model that empowers communities to incorporate, operate and maintain water-smart assets that meet the principles of Integrated Water Management.

Project Description

This project is developing a community led stewardship model through four steps:   

  1. Understanding and assessing existing stewardship models. 

  2. Co-designing a new community led stewardship model. 

  3. Identifying a suitable residential development site to demonstrate the model. 

  4. Producing a replicable model that can be applied to all development types. 

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