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Ice & Volatile Resources

Ice & Volatile Resources brings together lunar ice assessment, asteroid volatiles and comet resource trials.

WATcommissionUnion-wide competence

The public purpose

Ice & Volatile Resources brings together lunar ice assessment, asteroid volatiles and comet resource trials.

Operational teams

WAT.02.01
Lunar ice assessment

Assess proposed lunar ice use alongside reserves, site custody and protection conditions.

WAT.02.02
Asteroid volatiles

Review asteroid volatile recovery as a bounded material and public-service proposal.

WAT.02.03
Comet resource trials

Assess experimental comet-resource activity separately from routine public water supply.

Programme responsibilities

Assessment evidence
Lunar ice resource assessment; Asteroid volatile finding; Comet water trial finding
Accountable output
Ice & Volatile Resources integrated programme finding
Programme custodian
Ice & Volatile Resources
Independent review
Union Ombudsman

Requests and referrals

INT-004
Authorize emergency utility mutual aid

A reserve transfer compact preserving both communities' minimum needs.

SVC-029
Request a water allocation

A transparent allocation that preserves potable reserves.

Ice & Volatile Resources / division of work

WAT.02.01

Lunar ice assessment

Assess proposed lunar ice use alongside reserves, site custody and protection conditions.

Accountable output
Lunar ice resource assessment
WAT.02.02

Asteroid volatiles

Review asteroid volatile recovery as a bounded material and public-service proposal.

Accountable output
Asteroid volatile finding
WAT.02.03

Comet resource trials

Assess experimental comet-resource activity separately from routine public water supply.

Accountable output
Comet water trial finding

Authority for ice & volatile resources integrated programme finding

Subject-specific assessment
Two extraction proposals rely on the same uncertain recoverable inventory
Shared legal framework
Water & Volatiles Commission / powers
Handling complaint
Union Ombudsman
Contested legal finding
Union Court of Justice

Choose your route

Office output: Ice & Volatile Resources integrated programme finding