U2.02 Quesnel 2016 ReNUWIt Annual Meeting Poster

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Abstract: Our current centralized water systems are facing many modern challenges such as aging infrastructure, climate change, and urban population growth. One solution to this problem is to incorporate distributed water solutions into existing infrastructure. However, one main barrier to implementing these smaller- to medium-scale projects is finding appropriate funding mechanisms. Our research addresses this challenge. While there are few examples of successfully financed distributed systems in the water sector, there are many more in the electricity sector. We therefore examine how distributed solutions have been funded in the electricity sector to create a financing and governance framework, and we investigate how these tools could be adopted and used by the water sector. We find that there are four main components involved in successfully financing distributed solutions: catalyzing change, establishing funding sources, using distribution pathways, and creating innovative governance structures.

Type of resource	other
Date created	May 2016

Author	Quesnel, Kim
Author	Ajami, Newsha

Subject	Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure
Subject	ReNUWIt
Subject	U2.02
Subject	Urban Systems Integration and Institutions
Subject	Visioning
Subject	assessment
Subject	and implementation tools for regional and municipal water planning
Subject	California
Subject	conservation
Subject	distributed systems
Subject	energy efficiency
Subject	governance
Subject	impact
Subject	innovation
Subject	management
Subject	policy
Subject	residential water
Subject	urban water
Subject	water policy

Related Publication	Quesnel, K. J., & Ajami, N. K. (2018). Advancing Water Innovation Through Public Benefit Funds: Examining California's Approach for Electricity. Journal American Water Works Association, 110(2), E18-E32. http://doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2018.110.0009
Related Publication	Quesnel, K. J., Ajami, N. K., & Wyss, N. (2017). Accelerating the Integration of Distributed Water Solutions: A Conceptual Financing Model from the Electricity Sector. Environmental Management, 60(5), 867-881. http://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-017-0914-4
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Preferred Citation: Quesnel, K. J., & Ajami, N. K. (2016). U2.02 Quesnel 2016 ReNUWIt Annual Meeting Poster. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/dx545yr6670

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