Urbana Prepares Water Plan While Globe Celebrates World Water Day

The City of Urbana’s Draft Sustainable Water Management Plan will be reviewed at the March 21st Plan Commission meeting

where Commission members will have an opportunity to ask questions or make comments on the proposal. Plan Commission meetings are held the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:30pm.

The Draft Sustainable Water Management Plan lays out activities to conserve and protect potable water, improve surface water quality, address flood management, and evaluate recreational waters in the City of Urbana. The 26 actions called for in the plan utilize a variety of strategies which include upgrading municipal facilities, public education and engagement, review of policies, and research into existing conditions.

The City of Urbana will continue to finalize plans for managing water resources sustainably through World Water Day, March 22 as communities across the world highlight the importance of freshwater and promote sustainable management of freshwater resources. World Water Day is receiving additional attention this year as the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2013 the “International Year of Water Cooperation.”

For more information, visit www.urbanaillinois.us/sustainability or contact Scott Tess at 217-384-2381 or srtess@urbanaillinois.us.