In 2020, Whistler's water resources provide a dependable supply of healthy water to meet the long-term needs of people, other species, and nature. In the future:

1. Whistler's potable water supply system delivers water of excellent quality, which meets or exceeds all relevant health standards, and meets benchmark aesthetic standards whenever possible
2. Water supply is distributed reliably, equitably and affordably - and is managed proactively within the context of effective and efficient emergency preparedness
3. Residents and visitors are educated about, and encouraged to protect and conserve natural water resources
4. All potable water is used sparingly and only used to meet appropriate needs
5. Wastewater and bio-solids are readily assimilated in nature
6. Water supply, wastewater management and flood control infrastructure minimize energy requirements, and favour sustainably managed materials and resources
7. Watershed-based management approaches and policies guide and integrate overlapping land and resource values including (but not limited to) development, infrastructure, forests, habitat, recreation, fisheries and aquifers
8. Effective stormwater management and flood control measures are in place, and replicate natural hydrological systems and functions as much as possible
9. Flood control systems are maintained at a high level of emergency preparedness, where risks are managed proactively, effectively, and efficiently
10. With respect to water resources, capital and long-term costs are managed in a financially prudent and fiscally responsible manner
11. Potable water supply source protection is optimized within a multi-barrier approach
12. Healthy streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands support thriving populations of fish, wildlife and aquatic invertebrate

* Green highlight indicates the descriptors in which the university contributes.