Water quality management and sustainability, environmental flows and river basin management

This article deals with the planning of water quality management studies of the “Sakarya River Basin Management Project” which was submitted to NATO Science Committee for support through the Science for Stability Program. The background and justification of the project are described and then the objectives are presented by phases. The activities that have already been carried out in the planning and the feasibility phases are discussed. A detailed account is given of the procedure for mathematical model development and application, and the methodology for monitoring system design.

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International River Basin Management

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1984.0117 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 16 (5-7) ◽

pp. 1-11 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J I Waddington

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Quality Management ◽

Water Quality Management ◽

River Basin Management ◽

The Political ◽

Transboundary Water ◽

Basin Management ◽

And Control ◽

International River ◽

Micro Pollutants

The political difficulties in reaching agreement on water quality management between the very different interests of upstream and downstream riparian countries are stressed. The author nevertheless considers it inevitable that there will be a trend towards such agreements, albeit gradually and not necessarily in a systematic manner. Problems in relation to transboundary water quality are multiplying as pressures on limited water resources increase. Micro-pollutants in water, sediments and biota are of particular significance. Sporadic pollution causes special difficulties. There are growing sensitivities about developments located close to frontiers which pose potential threats to water quality in the downstream country. Efforts to secure rational systems for surveillance and control of transboundary water pollution are summarized and general principles proposed which could be utilized in a step by step approach towards comprehensive water quality management within international river basins.

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Water Quality Management in Dong Nai River Basin, Vietnam: Challenges and Solutions

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3212777 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Thi Thuy Trang Pham

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Quality Management ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Quality Management

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River Basin Water Quality Management in Japan – An Overview

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1991.0398 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 23 (1-3) ◽

pp. 29-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ken Murakami

Keyword(s):

Water Pollution ◽

River Basin ◽

Legal System ◽

Water Quality Management ◽

River Basin Management ◽

Basin Management ◽

Large Cities ◽

Basin Water ◽

Rapid Industrialization ◽

Control Water

Due to rapid industrialization and the concentration of the population shifting towards large cities starting from the 1950s, Japan experienced severe water pollution problems throughout the country. In order to cope with these problems, the legal system has been refined and various measures to control water pollution have been taken. This paper summarizes the current institutional structure, legal system, as well as plans and programs, for water pollution control and river basin management in Japan.

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Habitat Elements in River Basin Management and Planning

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1987.0063 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 19 (9) ◽

pp. 19-29 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Edwin E. Herricks ◽

Maria I. Braga

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

River Basin ◽

River Basin Management ◽

The United States ◽

Physical Habitat ◽

Basin Management ◽

Habitat Analysis ◽

Management Procedures ◽

Habitat Simulation ◽

Flow Quantity

Comprehensive river basin management mast move beyond narrowly focused programs dealing with water quantity or water quality. A more comprehensive approach to river basin management recognizes that both flow quantity and water quality can be summarized as habitat measures. A number of well developed physical habitat analysis and prediction procedures are presently available. Several computerized systems available from the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service (Habitat Suitability Index - HSI and PHysical HABitat SIMulation - PHABSIM) provide macrohabitat definition. We have developed a water quality based habitat component which operates effectively for general analysis. With an emphasis on site specific management in the United States, the macrohabitat definition procedures may not meet all river basin management and planning requirements. This paper reviews the results of research which characterizes microhabitat in streams and rivers and provides a valuable extension to basin management procedures.

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Innovative Tools for Water Quality Management and Policy Analysis: Desert and Streamplan

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1999.0508 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 40 (10) ◽

pp. 103-110

Author(s):

Carlo De Marchi ◽

Pavel Ivanov ◽

Ari Jolma ◽

Ilia Masliev ◽

Mark Griffin Smith ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Quality Management ◽

Policy Analysis ◽

River Basin ◽

Emission Reduction ◽

Water Quality Management ◽

Water Quality Modeling ◽

Detailed Model ◽

Basin Scale ◽

Alternative Water

This paper presents the major features of two decision support systems (DSS) for river water quality modeling and policy analysis recently developed at the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), DESERT and STREAMPLAN. DESERT integrates in a single package data management, model calibration, simulation, optimization and presentation of results. DESERT has the flexibility to allow the specification of both alternative water quality models and flow hydraulics for different branches of the same river basin. Specification of these models can be done interactively through Microsoft® Windows commands and menus and an easy to use interpreted language. Detailed analysis of the effects of parameter uncertainty on water quality results is integrated into DESERT. STREAMPLAN, on the other hand, is an integrated, easy-to-use software system for analyzing alternative water quality management policies on a river basin level. These policies include uniform emission reduction and effluent standard based strategies, ambient water quality and least-cost strategies, total emission reduction under minimized costs, mixed strategies, local and regional policies, and strategies with economic instruments. A distinctive feature of STREAMPLAN is the integration of a detailed model of municipal wastewater generation with a water quality model and policy analysis tools on a river basin scale.

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