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Abstract
The three articles presented at this invited session examine the evolution of water policy
planning and the implementation of regulatory tools to achieve water conservation objectives.
Two articles focus on Texas water issues and the third focuses on the Georgia planning
experience. Each article clearly illustrates the value of sharing advances in hydrologic and
economic modeling with local community stakeholder groups to facilitate the credible development
of regional water management plans. Moreover, each article hints that stronger
regulatory tools may be needed to achieve long-run policy objectives.