AWWA ACE65345

This paper discusses the Upper Mokelumne River Watershed Assessment and Planning Project which has successfully incorporated stakeholder outreach and communication in a rural / semi-rural watershed to implement a novel approach to watershed assessment and planning. The project, driven by a stakeholder group of local citizens, is unique in its proactive approach: rather than reacting to existing water quality problems and focusing on source identification, the project seeks to maintain the good water quality existing in the watershed, and identify management practices to minimize threats to water quality as the watershed is pressured to urbanize over time. Includes tables, figure.