The Significance of Soil in Watershed Management

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.

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Legislative tools in the Czech watershed management policy

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1996.0486 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 33 (4-5) ◽

pp. 39-44

Author(s):

J. Holas ◽

M. Konvicková

Keyword(s):

Watershed Management ◽

Large Scale ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Farming System ◽

Management Policy ◽

Running Water ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Law System ◽

Water Quality Regulations

Potential environmental impacts as a result of large-scale farming system in the Czech Republic have created a great deal of concern in recent years. This concern has led to several studies to identify the role of new regulations, directives and other legislative issues in the field of water pollution control. The set of legislative tools related to watershed management policy to promote better agricultural practices is shortly reviewed. The paper emphasises the running water law system amendment with respect to European community water quality regulations.

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Trinidad’s Integrated Coastal Watershed Management Plan Succeeds in Water Quality Improvements

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation ◽

10.2175/193864715819540432 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 (15) ◽

pp. 1170-1183

Author(s):

Rebecca Crow ◽

Steve Allen ◽

Tyler Duncan

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Watershed Management ◽

Management Plan ◽

Quality Improvements ◽

Coastal Watershed

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