Introduction to Water Resources Management.

1. HYDROLOGY |Natural and Human applications
Determining t
water balanc
for a region
Determining
agricultural
water balance
Designing buffers
Predicting
floods
Designin
g
irrigation
schemes
Designin
g
drainage
systems
Designin
g
Urban
drinking
water
and
sewer
systems
Assessing
export of
sediment &
nutrients
from fields
to water
systems
Assessing
impacts of
natural and
human induced
environmental
change on water
resources

5. The Public
Who Has a Stake In Water Planning?

6. Agriculture
Who Has a Stake In Water Planning?

7. Power Producers
Who Has a Stake In Water Planning?

8. Ecosystems and Fish
Who Has a Stake In Water Planning?

9. Industry
Who Has a Stake In Water Planning?

10. Navigation Interests
Who Has a Stake In Water Planning?

11. Recreationalists
Who Has a Stake In Water Planning?

12.  State and local agencies share the cost of
project development and management
 Less federal presence and influence
 Stakeholders have assumed more significant
role
 Planning is a multi-party process
 RED, EQ and OSE may be important to
stakeholders
 Characterization of impacts in economic terms is
still difficult

13. Primary Objectives
 To find a better way to manage water
IWRM
 To have a lasting impact Environment
(EIA)
Sponsored by the GOV. and Donar
agencies

14.  Water Managers
 Researchers
 Agriculturalists
 Gov. agencies
 Universities
 Cities
 Consultants
 Private Industries
 Environmental Groups

15.  Test recommended management practices
 Develop innovative and practical tool

16.  Improved shared understanding of their water
system
 Improved collaborative approach of their water
resources
 New strategies for tactical drought response
 Shared Vision Models as management tools
 A framework for maintaining WR Project

17. Step 1. Teams
Step 2. Identify problems, planning objectives
and constraints
Step 3. Defining the base condition
Step 4. Formulate alternatives
Step 5. Evaluate alternatives
Step 6. Implement the plan
Step 7. Exercise and update the plan

18. Teams
Planning Paradigm: Step 1

19. Identify Problems, Planning Objectives
and Constraints
Planning Paradigm: Step 2

20. Defining the Status Quo
Planning Paradigm: Step 3

21. Formulate Alternatives
Planning Paradigm: Step 4

22. Evaluate Alternatives
Planning Paradigm: Step 5

23. Implement the Plan
Planning Paradigm: Step 6

24. Exercise and Update the Plan
Planning Paradigm: Step 7

25.  Estimation ofProject vulnerability
 Assessment of an existing water resources
plan
 Development of a new plan
 Resolution of a specific water resources
conflict

26.  Planning is an essential activity.
 Water Resources Planning is a complex
activity, requiring cooperation among a
wide variety of managers and
stakeholders.
 Planning paradigm makes use of decision
support/ guidance, new technology, and
conflict resolution.

27.  Urbanization
 Population growth
 Climate Change