Type of Document	Major Paper
Author	Chaves, Elisabeth Kerry
Author's Email Address	echaves@vt.edu
URN	etd-10192004-182028
Title	Integrating Water Supply Planning into Land Use Decision-Making
Degree	Master of Urban and Regional Planning
Department	Urban Affairs and Planning
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jesse J. Richardson, Esq. Committee Chair Max O. Stephenson Committee Member
Keywords	land use planning water supply planning
Date of Defense	2004-09-17
Availability	restricted
Abstract The needed integration of water supply planning into land use decision-making may present one of the best examples of the opportunity for rational planning and the obstacles to rational planning. Constrained by economic and political realities, planners’ efforts to raise the importance of water supply in the planning hierarchy often fall short. This paper reviews the steps taken towards integration in California, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. Drawing from these states’ examples and combining them with the relevant planning literature, this paper provides minimum recommendations to increase integration, namely including a water element in local comprehensive plans and requiring a demonstration of adequate water supply before approving new development. This paper aims to serve as an impetus to further study of the planning realities surrounding an ensured future water supply.
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