FSI Collaborative Water Planning Framework

A practical approach to developing a water plan

by local council that is not a water utility

Overview

• Best practice principles of water planning

• Challenges of water planning in local council

• Why collaborate for water planning

• Levels of collaboration

• FSI collaborative water planning framework

• 5 steps explained

• Key features of the framework

Principles

• Total water cycle management

• Water sensitive urban design (WSUD)

• Context based • Collaborative

planning

Easy to theorise Difficult to integrate them in planning!

Challenges

• Roles between council & water service provider fragmented

• Water planning is new role for councils

• Water sensitive urban design (WSUD) – ad hoc & lacks strategic approach.

• Lack of framework for identifying integrated water actions do-able by council.

• Lack of framework to guide collaborative planning process – who to collaborate, why, when, how much to collaborate……and ……how to collaborate!

Solution?

Collaborative Water Planning Framework

WHY COLLABORATE FOR WATER PLANNING?

COLLABORATIVE WATER PLANNING = DEVELOPING WATER PLAN

COLLABORATIVELY

Core business of councils these days….

goes much beyond roads, rates & rubbish

parks & amenities

urban planning controls

flood control & protection

environmental levy

community strategic planning - mandatory

water is not core business of local council

But

water is not core business of local council

water is not core business of local council

parks & amenities sustainable irrigation – more amenities with less

water

urban planning controls – total water cycle management at development scale

flood control & protection – multi-functional flood control devices

environmental levy – water saving programs & education for businesses & residents

road upgrades renewals – water sensitive roads

Level Collaborators

No Collaboration

Consultant driven

Low Collaboration Strategy Officer + Consultant (Expert)

Moderate Collaboration (minimum & mandatory level)

Strategy Officer+ Officers from Other Business Units

Moderate-High Collaboration

Council officers + Stakeholder agencies

High Collaboration Council Officers+ Stakeholder agencies + Community

Levels of Collaboration

BASIS OF FSI COLLABORATIVE WATER PLANNING FRAMEWORK

Integrated Water Cycle Management

Collaborative Governance Framework

FSI Collaborative Water Planning

Framework

COLLABORATION

STEP

INPUT OUTPUT

OUTCOME

Decision/question that needs to be deliberated on

Co Commit Why council should

commit to developing a

collaborative water plan?

Drivers

Context

Risks

Strategy Paper Outlining

business case

& time frame

for creation of

collaborative water plan

Clear

commitment

for

Collaborative

Water Plan

Step 1: CO-COMMIT

Why council should commit

Step 2: CO-DEFINE

What should be the scope & outcomes Which stakeholders should be involved, why & when

Co Define What should be the

scope & outcomes? Which stakeholders

should be involved why

and when?

Principles &

Best Practice

Constraints

Opportunities

Stakeholders

Scoping Paper Agreed

Scope/Focus Objectives

Stakeholder Involvement

Shared

understanding of

scope, outcomes

& stakeholder

involvement

Co Map & Design

Catchment

Features

Water

Balance

Pollutant

Load

Background

Paper & Baseline

Map of

opportunities

Performance criteria

Agreed process of selection

Shared

understanding of

the baseline &

commitment to

the process for

creating the plan

Step 3: CO-MAP & DESIGN

Where are the opportunities What should be the criteria & process for prioritising

Co Create What is the relative

ranking of solutions? What are the costs and

benefits of high ranking

solutions? What

should be the target?

Performance

of

Opportunities

Ground-Truths

Resources –

Internal &

External

Collaborative Water Plan

Targets Actions to achieve

the target Budgets

Time frames Roles &

responsibilities

Blueprint &

roadmap for

a sustainable water future

Step 4: CO-CREATE

What is the relative ranking of opportunities? What are the costs & benefits? What should be the target?

Step 5: CO-DELIVER

What performance indicators to be monitored How & who should monitor and how often How & who should report and how often

Co Deliver

What would be the

performance indicators

& how should they be

monitored and

reported & how often?

Performance

Indicators

Methods of

measurement

Methods of

reporting

Monitoring

&

Evaluation Plan

To track the

progress of the

water plan.

Confidence

in tracking

the progress

of the

collaborative water plan

Key Features & Benefits of Collaborative Water Strategy

• Systematic – 5 step process built using well proven frameworks of collaboration & integrated water cycle management

• Flexible - works with available resources & time-frame

• Effective – aimed at achieving results in the form of actions implemented

• Empowering – builds Council wide appreciation for water & capacity/knowledge for sustainable water management

Do you want to develop a best practice water plan

for your local council ?

Contact FSI for more details

Email: info@futuresensitiveinstitute.org

Visit: www. futuresensitiveinstitute.org