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Project Accelerator: Increasing the Effectiveness of Madison’s Water Conservation and Sustainability Plan with Strategic Polling and Analysis

Project  —  waternow.org/project/summer-19-project-accelerator-madison-w...

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Countries: United States of America
Basins: Mississippi (419)
Project SDGs:
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Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2)
Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b)
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Safe, Affordable Water
Progress to Date: 2 completed polls/data analysis for Madison Water Utility customers
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partners: Business
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Government
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jul. 01, 2019  »  Oct. 01, 2020
Project Website: waternow.org/project/summer-19-project-accelerator-madison-w...
Contextual Condition(s): REGULATORY: Water prices, REPUTATION: Consumer behavior, REPUTATION: Community opposition
Additional Benefits: Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Water utilities, Local communities / domestic users
Planning & Implementation Time: 3 - 6 months
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 85%

Project Overview

WaterNow partnered with the Madison Water Utility (Madison, WI) to update Madison Water Utility's Water Conservation and Sustainability Plan using research and public polling. The goal of the public polling was to help Madison better understand which conservation programs would most likely motivate their customers to conserve water, as well as local appetite for investment in these programs. Madison also wanted to learn about successful Midwestern conservation programs to in…

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WaterNow partnered with the Madison Water Utility (Madison, WI) to update Madison Water Utility's Water Conservation and Sustainability Plan using research and public polling. The goal of the public polling was to help Madison better understand which conservation programs would most likely motivate their customers to conserve water, as well as local appetite for investment in these programs. Madison also wanted to learn about successful Midwestern conservation programs to inform and improve their offerings.

This Project enables Madison to set more ambitious conservation objectives and select a suite of measures targeted to achieve those goals. Polco, an online engagement and polling platform, offered their services to WaterNow on a pro bono basis for the Spring Project Accelerator. WaterNow's work with Madison Water Utility helped take advantage of the opportunity to support direct public engagement in utility planning and to profile Midwest water conservation programs to understand common practices and programs that encourage customers to conserve water.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: REGULATORY: Water prices, REPUTATION: Consumer behavior, REPUTATION: Community opposition
Project Benefits: Long-term partnership(s) created, Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Water utilities, Local communities / domestic users
Months & Implementing: 3 - 6 months

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