ABSTRACT
The meta-governor’s objective is to form a collaboration to achieve shared governance; building partnerships, ownership, equity, and accountability at the point of service. A meta-governor’s role is to recognize how the objectives and actions of the community-based aquifer management partnership’s (CAMP) actor types may be influenced by the governance style they are apt to adopt. As the CAMP collaboration meets, interacts, and grows; the meta-governor, being cognitive of the probable governance footprint, can further refine their perspective on governance styles and be prepared for the inherent conflicts and compatibilities that may arise. The role of a meta-governor for a drainage project is to address the low-hanging fruit of reducing the confusion that exists between state policy, ditch authorities, and project governance. The meta-governor needs to be aware that sharing information and compiling a common story has the potential to create both opportunities and obstacles for the collaboration.
