Planning for our Community's Future

 

From 2021–2024, NID carried out the Plan for Water (PFW), a public collaboration process to determine the best ways to meet the community’s long‑term demand for water. Although the active planning phase has concluded, several recommendations and insights developed through PFW continue to guide District decisions, planning efforts, and water‑management priorities today. The information below reflects the materials and public engagement produced during the planning period.

The Plan for Water is a comprehensive effort that reviews NID’s available water supply and explores the long‑term impacts of varying future water demands. The Plan shows how supply and demand scenarios may be integrated into the District’s water‑management practices to ensure the community continues to enjoy a high‑quality, reliable water system, just as it has for the past 100 years.

The public participated in workshops covering 11 stages, providing opportunities to ask questions, share concerns, and contribute to the Plan’s development. Public outreach played an essential role in expanding understanding of water‑resource challenges and helping shape long‑term community priorities.

View the Planning Matrix.

 

What are the Plan for Water objectives?

Working together as a community is based on the following six objectives:

• Assess our water situation together
• Develop a deeper understanding of subsequent impacts to community interests and the community’s future
• Provide a forum for community members to offer their input
• Focus on overarching policies and not on specific projects
• Understand what is really important to the community and why
• Create a 50-year plan using the best information available at this time

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Promise to the Public

Working together as a community is based on the following objectives for the Plan:

• Assess our water situation together
• Develop a deeper understanding of subsequent impacts to community interests and the community’s future
• Provide a forum for community members to offer their input, as opposed to a closed process consisting only of technical experts. Focus on overarching strategic policies and not on specific projects
• Understand what is really important to the community and why
• Pursue community solutions within NID’s legal responsibilities to its customers and landowners within its service area.

Let us know what you think: write us with comments or questions at pfw@nidwater.com