[Scorecard] how are we doing?

[Caitlin Cornwall]

Peter and I were just talking, and we found that we were both not  
sure that our evolving scorecard will convey an answer to the  
question of how well the watershed is doing in providing water for  
human and ecosystem uses. Are the indexes arranged properly to convey  
that answer? What do you think?

Here are a couple of very basic info-bits that our scorecard could  
convey:
What proportion of the water that falls on the watershed is used by  
people (vs runoff, ET, gwtr recharge)? Reported as a pie chart,  
including slices for major land use categories. Info for Sonoma is in  
gwtr mgt plan.
What proportion of the water that’s used by people comes from the  
watershed? Reported as a percentage.

Where in the scorecard do these facts belong?

Do we have a way to track volatility in weather? That is, not dryness  
or wetness as we’ve discussed conveying in a row above our indexes on  
the scorecard, but an indicator of expected increases in frequency of  
droughts, storms, and floods.

Any thoughts?
Caitlin
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