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 allowing economic and social development, WaterSMART:

Develops and facilitates collaborative multi-stakeholder engagement and watershed management projects.
Generates strategies and practical action plans for sustainable water management practices.
Creates plans for future water usage.
Writes adaptation, mitigation, and management plans for droughts and floods.

These projects create a holistic understanding of western Canadian water issues and opportunities 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.

Water Stewardship Support

WaterSMART uses our strong water management planning, collaborative consultation, and communications backgrounds to support the work of water stewardship groups (WSGs) and watershed planning and advisory councils (WPACs).

As the Canadian distribution partner for the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), WaterSMART works with clients to analyze stakeholder perspectives and to summarize common themes to facilitate rigorous protocols and practices that capture, monitor and report on stewardship activities. We also develop case studies and metrics that demonstrate the value that stewardship brings to businesses.

This stewardship work results in compliance with the AWS Standard, and ensures our clients meet the global benchmark and are 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 ensures our clients are protected by recommending environmental, regulatory and engineering practices that secure their water sources, even during dry years and drought. Our services also include developing client-specific climate change adaptation plans and water quality management plans.

Multi-Partner Project Development and Execution

The WaterSMART team has extensive experience solving water-related challenges that involve multiple partners, companies, industries, municipalities and irrigation districts. We facilitate stakeholder engagement and collaboration between disparate groups to build alignment and to create and implement plans that achieve a common vision. Our services include:

Developing and executing scoping studies
Funding strategies
Engineering studies
Regulatory submissions
Engineering design reviews
Legal agreements
Stakeholder engagement
Project communications