Implementing Water Pollution Policy in the United States: Total Maximum Daily Loads and Collaborative Watershed Management

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 420-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hoornbeek ◽  
Evan Hansen ◽  
Evan Ringquist ◽  
Robert Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
United States ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
The United States ◽  
Total Maximum Daily Loads ◽  
Maximum Daily Loads ◽  
Total Maximum

Characteristics of Total Maximum Daily Loads management system in Korea: status and future

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 77-84
Author(s):  
K.M. Poo ◽  
J.H. Im ◽  
B.K. Park ◽  
Y.S. Kim ◽  
C.K. Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Point Source ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Total Maximum Daily Loads ◽  
Major River ◽  
Management Policies ◽  
Maximum Daily Loads ◽  
Total Maximum

In Korea, there are four major rivers which are the most important water resources for 45 million peoples. To preserve the water quality, several water management policies had been adapted but they had been not successful because of focusing only on point source pollutants. With the establishment of the special act for four major rivers in 2002, which defined four watersheds, the watershed management was regularized. A Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) management system was introduced to control point and non-point source pollutants, and has been implemented for three major river watersheds from 2002 except the Han-river watershed, which is adopting the system voluntarily. This paper provides an overview of TMDLs management system and the implementation process and its progress in Korea. Also the next step for improving the management system is discussed.

Global Lessons for Watershed Management in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (0) ◽  
pp. 9781780404325-9781780404325
Author(s):  
K. Strzepek
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Watershed Management ◽  
The United States
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