About the Water Reserve Authority
The Water Reserve Authority is an independent standards and registry body created to support credible, measurable, and accountable water conservation and replenishment claims.
As water scarcity becomes a growing concern for communities, utilities, and institutional water users, conservation claims must be supported by more than estimates, pledges, surveys, or self-reported activity. They require reliable measurement, consistent verification, and a trusted system for recording recognized outcomes.
The Authority provides a neutral framework for evaluating eligible conservation and replenishment activity, approving qualified verification pathways, and maintaining registry-based accountability for certified water conservation offsets.
Outcomes recognized by the Authority are based on measured water-use activity and reviewed under conservative accounting principles designed to support accuracy, traceability, and non-duplication.
The Water Reserve Authority does not design, market, or implement water conservation projects. Its role is to preserve the integrity of the verification and registry process by establishing standards, reviewing eligible data pathways, approving qualified participants, and recording certified conservation outcomes.
The Authority operates independently of utilities, technology providers, project developers, and offset purchasers. Its purpose is to provide a trusted reference system through which measurable conservation and replenishment outcomes may be reviewed, recorded, transferred, and responsibly retired.
Who WRA Serves
Utilities and communities
WRA provides a framework for recognizing measurable conservation under consistent verification and registry standards.
Institutional water users
WRA helps qualified buyers identify and support conservation that is measurable, traceable, and capable of responsible retirement.
Verification and technology partners
WRA reviews qualified systems and pathways capable of supporting credible conservation accounting.