Orient Water Resources Study Is Finally Here!

In 2022 the Orient Association embarked on a comprehensive study of Orient’s water resources: fresh, salt and waste. It’s finally complete! https://orientassociation.org/waterreport

We engaged a regional water expert at a global engineering firm to lead this study with the goal of producing a report detailing Orient’s hydrology, the interplay of water resources, the current balances and imbalances, trends for the future and a number of different options addressing current and future areas of concern. The study draws from extensive resources including Federal, State, County, and Town agencies, as well as many stakeholders in Orient. The report is not narrowly prescriptive, but rather a deep dive into a detailed study of the underlying forces and data to help us form a firmer understanding of Orient’s water resources.

Our hope is that this report informs the community about how our water ecosystems work, presents hard data about those ecosystems, sets up the challenges and opportunities unique to Orient, and offers some options for the future.

We invite you to join us on this deep dive into Orient’s waters! Read it here: https://orientassociation.org/waterreport

For those who have questions, comments, praise(?), please drop us a note at [email protected]