The Multi-City/County Water Resources Assessment Project (MCWRAP) is a partnership of eight cities; three counties; five state, federal and regional agencies; and five watershed councils in Oregon's Southern Willamette Valley. Prior to 2009, the local jurisdictions had limited, dated, and often inaccurate water resources information leading to minimal resource protections. Once established, the MCWRAP partnership recognized that understanding water resource opportunities and threats, and working together to mitigate those threats, benefitted the jurisdictions and agencies involved. The three project phases - inventory and assessment, inventory reporting and approval, and local policy development and adoption - culminated in a progressive political climate for resource protection and a strong foundation for healthy ecosystems that cross jurisdictional, agency, and political boundaries.
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