scholarly journals Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): Maximise Usage and Minimise Wastage of Water Resources

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36
Author(s):  
Sheikh Mahabub Alam
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Sewage Water ◽  
Economic Progress ◽  
Excess Surface

Following the implementation of GWP (Global Water Partnership) in 1996 by UN the countries around the world began to implement the principles of IWRM to minimize water waste and maximize its beneficial use. The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative in Bangladesh also adapted the idea and created IWRM unit in 2003 through WARPO, CEGIC and IWM. Bangladesh is going through serious shortages of fresh water resources. Major reasons are: diversion of natural river flow in the upstream area; rapid siltation on river beds which have seriously reduced water holding capacity causing regular floods destroying crops, making people homeless and even loosing many lives, destroying economic progress; and change of climate pattern, seawater encroachment due to sea level rise destroying fresh water resources and cropping lands due to climate change impact and greenhouse gas emission. To overcome these issues the country must adapt the following steps: implementation of IWRM practices to its maximum capacity. IWRM will include surface water, groundwater, waste water and sewage water resources to design its maximum utilization. In addition WSUD techniques; urgent dredging of rivers; positive negotiation with the neighbors for surface water sharing and storing excess surface water during monsoon at series of reservoirs built in upstream locations and use them during dry season. The biggest task of Bangladesh IWRM is to educate all stake holders; establish proper coordination among all water management sectors and train up end users to transform them as guardian angels of water conservation.

Formulation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) plan at district level: a case study from Bundelkhand region of India

Water Policy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. C. Goyal ◽  
Anuradha Garg ◽  
Jyoti P. Patil ◽  
T. Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
District Level ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The Government

Abstract Integrated water resources management (IWRM) is being implemented all over the world, considering its wide area of applications and flexible spatial scale. Scientists have found IWRM useful in an Indian context also where a coordinated development of water and land resources is sought as part of complete economic, social and environmental welfare. The paper presents the concepts of ‘Local IWRM’ planning applied to water conservation and management in a case study of Ur river watershed in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh (India). The Plan considers effective utilization of land, water and other available natural resources, linked to the vulnerabilities and livelihood opportunities in the geographical area. The IWRM Plan, designed in three sections – (1) water management, (2) land management, and (3) livelihood management – provides specific suggestions on the activities under these three themes as useful inputs to the District Irrigation Plan (DIP) of the Government. The proposed IWRM Plan intends to promote the component of water demand management in district level planning and is envisioned to be an ‘implementable’ planning document for district level government. Acceptability of the IWRM plan is potentially enhanced as the plan was developed through a participatory process, wherein all relevant stakeholders were consulted at different stages of development.

Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) for surface water management plan, a case study of Kansachara sub-watershed, West Bengal, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 2156-2162
Author(s):  
Kartic Bera ◽  
Pabitra Banik
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Earth Science ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Watershed Development ◽  
Agricultural Growth ◽  
Surface Water Management

Abstract The increasing demands on fresh water resources by our burgeoning population and diminishing quality of existing water resources because of pollution and the additional requirements of serving our spiraling industrial and agricultural growth have led to a situation where the consumption of water is rapidly increasing and the supply of fresh water remains more or less constant. In the context of quality, potable water is always meager for the present and future. The study is an innovative attempt towards the development of the watershed on the earth science platform. Thereafter the balancing of water resources for domestic and agricultural uses is also tried. The focus is mainly on surface water for present use and groundwater for future. This management plan especially includes socially and economically backward demographic conditions. The present study is an integrated approach for a micro-watershed development plan of the Kansachara sub-watershed.

Perhitungan ketersediaan air permukaan di Indonesia berdasarkan data satelit

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhika Radhika ◽  
Rendy Firmansyah ◽  
Waluyo Hatmoko
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Rainfall Data ◽  
Rainfall Runoff ◽  
Satellite Technology ◽  
Rainfall Runoff Model ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Runoff Model

Information on water availability is vital in water resources management. Unfortunately, information on the condition of hydrological data, either river flow data, or rainfall data is very limited temporally and spatially. With the availability of satellite technology, rainfall in the tropics can be monitored and recorded for further analysis. This paper discusses the calculation of surface water availability based on rainfall data from TRMM satellite, and then Wflow, a distributed rainfall-runoff model generates monthly time runoff data from 2003 to 2015 for all river basin areas in Indonesia. It is concluded that the average surface water availability in Indonesia is 88.3 thousand m3/s or equivalent to 2.78 trillion m3/ year. This figure is lower than the study of Water Resources Research Center 2010 based on discharge at the post estimated water that produces 3.9 trillion m3/year, but very close to the study of Aquastat FAO of 2.79 trillion m3 / year. The main benefit of this satellite-based calculation is that at any location in Indonesia, potential surface water can be obtained by multiplying the area of the catchment and the runoff height.

scholarly journals CURRENT STATE AND USE OF WATER RESOURCES TRANSBOUNDARY RIVER BASINS OF THE STEPPE ZONE OF EURASIA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zh.T. Sivohip ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Steppe Zone ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Transboundary River ◽  
Current State ◽  
Transboundary River Basins ◽  
State Of Water ◽  
Interannual Fluctuations

The article analyzes the current state of water resources and their use, taking into account significant interannual fluctuations in river flow within the steppe zone. The spatial and temporal specifics of the water resources of the transboundary basins of the river Ural and Irtysh are considered within the Russian-Kazakhstan region. The necessity of developing interstate programs for integrated water resources management in the Russian-Kazakhstan transboundary region, developed on the basis of the basin approach, is noted.

Looking Ahead

2021 ◽  
pp. 323-326
Author(s):  
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Economic ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
International Law ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Resources Management

The body of principles and rules of international law applicable to fresh water has developed in many different directions. Regulation, economization, environmentalization, humanization, and institutionalization are the foremost. While they are discernible from one another, they are also intertwined. The apparent clashes between some of them—in particular, environmental and human concerns on one hand, and economic concerns on the other—are palpable in certain contexts. The method for preventing these clashes relies on the promotion of an integrated and coherent approach to apprehending the environmental, economic, social, and cultural facets of fresh water. In this context, the critical role that the notion of integrated water resources management can play is explored in this chapter.

scholarly journals Water quality assessment using NSFWQI, OIP and multivariate techniques of Ganga River system, Uttarakhand, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gagan Matta ◽  
Anjali Nayak ◽  
Avinash Kumar ◽  
Pawan Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Water ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Surface Water Quality ◽  
Ganga River ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
River Ganga

Abstract Ganga River water is very much stressed with the rapidly increasing population, climate change and water pollution that increase domestic, agricultural and industrial needs. This study assesses the surface water quality of the River Ganga in India, using NSFWQI, OIP and multivariate techniques. During the current study, water samples from Ganga River were collected for the assessment of 19 physico-chemical determinants from 20 sampling locations. Water quality indices (WQIs) is used to classify the overall impact of different variables of water. Multivariate techniques were utilized to assess the water conditions for productive management of fresh water quality. The WQI results showed that surface water quality varied at the selected sampling sites among medium and good categories. The PCA generates the 6 principle components which highly contributes (80.3%) in influencing the hydro-chemistry of river water. Agricultural waste runoff, untreated effluents and many other anthropogenic activities were identified as main contributor in decreasing the water quality of the River Ganga. To maintain and protect this fresh water resources against contamination, the usage of stringent policies and rules are expected to preserve fresh water resources for people in the future.

Water Conservation in Conditions of Water Withdrawal from Surface Water Sources

2018 ◽  
Vol 769 ◽  
pp. 377-382
Author(s):  
Alexander Strelkov ◽  
Svetlana Teplykh ◽  
Pavel Gorshkalev ◽  
Anastasia Bystranova
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Fish Fauna ◽  
Water Sources ◽  
Real Object ◽  
Water Withdrawal ◽  
Fish Stock ◽  
Biological Water ◽  
Current State

The paper aims to assess fish fauna current state and water withdrawal impact on biological water resources. It also describes a plan of fish stock restoration designed for a certain real object to compensate for the damage caused and analyses results of its implementations.

Assessment and management of water resources in the watershed of the middle Seybouse (Northeast Algeria)

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 326-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Brahmia ◽  
Salah Chaab ◽  
Aziez Zeddouri
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Chemical Elements ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Specific Region ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Surface Water Resources

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the assessment of water resources in the Seybouse middle sub-basin. Analyses of water and various current uses are used to draw attention to the necessity of implementing water resources integrated management into a plan aiming at a rational exploitation. Design/methodology/approach – Any sustainable management of water resources is closely dependent on the ability to accurately assess the quantity and quality of available water resources that are used as water supply for the population, agricultural production, industrial or energy. The analyzed and processed available data serve as database for integrated water resources management. Findings – Analysis shows that the annual water supply is represented by 71 percent of the surface water resources and 29 percent of groundwater. The total volume of water used in the middle Seybouse basin is estimated at 36.22 hm3/yr. The predicted water needs are estimated to 79.19 hm3/yr in 2030. The groundwater of the Guelma alluvial aquifer exhibits a calcium chloride-facies general trend. The evolution of the chemical elements is related mainly to the geological nature of the reservoir lithologies. The heavy metals do not exhibit clear anomalies, but the surface water of the majority of streams is heavily infected with bacterial germs. Practical implications – The obtained results show that the Seybouse middle sub-basin needs twice as much water by 2030 for the different uses. This requires a better management of water resources for a sustainable development in this specific region of Eastern Algeria. Originality/value – This paper is devoted to the management of water resources in a specific region (the middle Seybouse basin) which constitutes an interesting example of considerations to be taken for a sustainable development.

The City Blueprint of Amsterdam: an assessment of integrated water resources management in the capital of the Netherlands

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Van Leeuwen ◽  
R. M. A. Sjerps
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The City

In this study the sustainability of integrated water resources management in Amsterdam has been reviewed using the City Blueprint approach. The City Blueprint® is a set of 24 dedicated indicators divided over eight categories, i.e., water security, water quality, drinking water, sanitation, infrastructure, climate robustness, biodiversity and attractiveness, and governance including public participation. In 2006 the various urban water-related services in Amsterdam were brought under one roof, culminating in the country's first water cycle company called Waternet. Waternet is responsible for surface water (rivers, canals, ditches and lakes), groundwater, stormwater, drinking water supply and waste water treatment. The city's unique water cycle approach has proved highly beneficial. Currently Amsterdam is the best performing city of the 30 cities assessed so far. This can be explained by: (1) a long-term vision and a multi-level water governance approach, (2) integration of water, energy and material flows (e.g., struvite production), (3) the entanglement between urban quality and water management, and (4) the transparent communication to and feed-back from customers, i.e., farmers and citizens. Surface water quality and biodiversity remain future challenges.

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