Project Development and Stakeholder Engagement

Water-related Facilitation and Collaboration

In any given watershed, there are different stakeholders competing for resources. To protect the watershed while also ensuring economic and social development, the WaterSMART team develops and facilitates collaborative multi-stakeholder watershed management projects.

These projects create a holistic understanding of watershed issues and demands across stakeholder groups who often have disparate needs and agendas. They also result in the design and implementation of stakeholder-supported solutions for water-related projects, all while ensuring that scientific and environmental best practices are followed and understood.

Specific deliverables that WaterSMART generates include strategies and practical action plans for sustainable water management practices, plans for future water usage, as well as adaptation, mitigation, and management plans for droughts and floods.

Water Stewardship Support

For over a decade, WaterSMART has used our strong water management planning and communications backgrounds to support the work of water stewardship groups (WSGs) and watershed planning and advisory councils (WPACs).

With this unmatched expertise in stewardship and as the Canadian distribution partner for the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), WaterSMART will work with your organization to implement rigorous protocols and practices that capture, monitor and report on your stewardship activities. We will also develop case studies and metrics that demonstrate the value that stewardship brings to your business.

Our stewardship work will result in compliance with the AWS Standard, showing that your organization has met the global benchmark and is committed to responsible water management practices.

Water Security Management

Whether managing a municipality or an organization, responsible practice requires having a water security management plan in place. WaterSMART will ensure you are protected by recommending environmental, regulatory and engineering practices that will secure your water sources, even during dry years and drought. Specifically, our services include developing climate change adaptation plans and water quality management plans specific to your organization or the watershed where you operate.

Multi-Partner Project Development and Execution

The WaterSMART team has extensive experience solving water-related challenges that involve multiple companies, industries or municipalities. We are able to bring together disparate groups to build alignment and to create and implement plans to achieve a common vision.

Our services include developing and executing scoping studies, funding strategies, engineering studies, regulatory submissions, engineering design reviews, legal agreements, and project communications.