City of Austin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERelease Date:
Contact: Ginny Guerrero, AW Public Information Office 512-974-2461 Email
With the goal of incorporating Equity and Affordability considerations in the Water Forward Plan 2024 update, Austin Water is working to reach people who have been systematically left out of, misrepresented in, or ignored during previous planning initiatives. The utility is seeking applicants to serve as Community Ambassadors as a key outreach component of the plan update process.
Selected Ambassadors will engage with people in their networks to have conversations about water supply and demand issues, identify key concerns and priorities for these communities, and share their findings with us. Community Ambassadors will help develop and incorporate community values into an Equity and Affordability Road Map and Tool for the Water Forward Plan update.
Participants must be willing to work with diverse members of their community, attend equity trainings, and commit to being a Community Ambassador for a full year, beginning in February of 2022. People belonging to communities historically underrepresented are strongly encouraged to apply.
Apply now at: Water Forward Community Ambassadors Group
For more information or to request the application in another language, please visit Water Forward | AustinTexas.gov
Water Forward
Water Forward is Austin’s 100-year integrated water resource plan. It is an adaptive plan to be updated on a 5-year cycle and evaluates and plans for water supply and demand management strategies for the City of Austin in a regional water supply context. Through public outreach and coordination of efforts between City departments and the Water Forward Task Force, Water Forward is a holistic and inclusive approach to water resource planning.
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