This report documents the results of Phase III of the Bureau of Reclamation funded project at the University of Arizona’s Water Resources Research Center entitled, “Projects to Enhance Arizona’s Environment: Piloting a Voluntary Mechanism for Securing Water for Environmental Enhancement Projects.” Phase III represents an important extension of the project team’s efforts to characterize environmental enhancement projects in Arizona and the funding mechanisms that might be used to support their water needs.
Project activities included assessing public attitudes about program design with a survey and providing intensive assistance to partners interested in establishing pilot programs to secure water for the environment. Outcomes from the efforts of communities to establish pilot programs to secure water for the environment through savings achieved with water conservation are reported here. Also, this report identifies areas of future inquiry that will inform the application of the Conserve to Enhance concept to real-world situations.