Prerequisites for Step 1.1 include collecting the information gathered as part of AWS Step 1, specifically:
- Criterion 1.1. Gather information to define the site’s physical scope for water stewardship purposes, including its operational boundaries, the water sources from which the site draws, the locations to which the site returns its discharges, and the catchment(s) that the site affect(s) and upon which it is reliant.
- Criterion 1.5. Gather water-related data for the catchment, including water governance, water balance, water quality, important water- related areas, infrastructure, and water access, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); and
- Criterion 1.6. Understand current and future shared water challenges in the catchment, by linking the water challenges identified by stakeholders with the site’s water challenges.
Decision tree to help complete Step 1.1:
Prerequisites for Step 1.2 include collecting the information gathered as part of AWS Step 1, specifically:
- Criterion 1.2: Understand relevant stakeholders, their water-related challenges, and the site’s ability to influence action beyond its boundaries.
- Indicator 1.6.2: Identify initiatives to address shared water challenges.
- Indicator 1.7.2: Identify water-related opportunities, including how the site may participate in them; conduct assessment and prioritization of potential savings and business opportunities.
Required output of Step 2:
- List of current and future shared water challenges in the catchment, informed by the water challenges identified by stakeholders and the site’s water challenges.
- List of ongoing water stewardship initiatives to address shared water challenges.
- List of water-related opportunities, including how the site may participate in them, and an assessment and prioritization of potential savings and business opportunities.