scholarly journals River Basin Management Planning in the Republic of Ireland: Past, Present and the Future

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2074
Author(s):  
Sarpong Hammond Antwi ◽  
Suzanne Linnane ◽  
David Getty ◽  
Alec Rolston
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Catchment Management ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Republic

The River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) is an essential component of the European Union Water Framework Directive that details an integrated approach required to protect, improve and sustainably manage water resources. RBMP were intended to be produced for the periods 2009–2015, 2016–2021 and 2022–2027. However, after two years of delays in the development processes, the Republic of Ireland produced its first RBMP in 2010. The second RBMP cycle was also implemented in 2018 and is expected to run until the end of 2021 to give way to the third RBMP, whose consultation processes have been ongoing since December 2019. This paper contributes to the forthcoming RBMP by assessing stakeholders’ perspectives on the second RBMP through a desk-based review and by conducting interviews with nine institutions (14 interviewees). The qualitatively analysed interviews reveal a broad spectrum of actors associated with water management and governance in the Republic of Ireland through a three-tier governance structure that has been delivered (with amendment) through the first two RBMPs. Organisations such as the An Fóram Uisce|The Water Forum, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Local Authority Waters, and the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme have responsibilities designated in the RBMPs to deliver improved water quality, integrated catchment management, community engagement and awareness-raising. Trust has also been building up among these organisations and other agencies in the water sector. Despite these responsibilities and progress made, the interviews identified communication lapses, ineffective collaboration and coordination among stakeholders and late implementation to be hampering the successful delivery of the second RBMP, in addition to significant pressures acting on water bodies from agricultural activities and urban wastewater treatment. Towards the third RBMP, the paper concludes that optimised water sector finance, enhanced and well-resourced communications, and improved stakeholder collaboration are needed to foster effective and efficient water services delivery and quality. More so, given the cross-cutting impact of the Sustainable Development Goals on water resources and the interconnected relations among the goals, the paper further recommends the integration of the SDGs in the various plans of actions and a co-benefits approach to derive the triple benefits from biodiversity, climate change initiatives and water quality measures.

scholarly journals River Basin Management Planning in the Republic of Ireland: Past, Present and the Future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarpong Hammond Antwi ◽  
Suzanne Linnane ◽  
David Getty ◽  
Alec Rolston
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Catchment Management ◽  
Water Sector ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Republic

The River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) is an essential component of the European Union Water Framework Directive that details an integrated approach required to protect, improve and sustainably manage water resources. RBMP were intended to be produced for the periods 2009-2015, 2016-2021 and 2022-2027. However, after two years of delays in the development processes, the Republic of Ireland produced its first RBMP in 2010. The second RBMP cycle was also implemented in 2018 and is expected to run until the end of 2021 to give way to the third RBMP, whose consultation processes have been ongoing since December 2019. This paper contributes to the forthcoming RBMP by assessing stakeholders’ perspectives on the second RBMP through a desk-based review and by conducting interviews with nine institutions (14 interviewees). The qualitatively analysed interviews reveal a broad spectrum of actors associated with water management and governance in the Republic of Ireland through a three-tier governance structure that has been delivered (with amendment) through the first two RBMPs. Organisations such as the An Fóram Uisce|The Water Forum, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Local Authority Waters, and the Agricultural Sustainability Support and Advisory Programme have responsibilities designated in the RBMPs to deliver improved water quality, integrated catchment management, community engagement and awareness-raising. Trust has also been building up among these organisations and other agencies in the water sector. Despite these responsibilities and progress, the interviews identified communication lapses, ineffective collaboration and coordination among stakeholders and late implementation to be hampering the successful delivery of the second RBMP, in addition to significant pressures acting on water bodies from agricultural activities and urban wastewater treatment. Towards the third RBMP, the paper concludes that optimised water sector finance, enhanced and well-resourced communications, and improved stakeholder collaboration are needed to foster effective and efficient water services delivery and quality. More so, given the cross-cutting impact of the Sustainable Development Goals on water resources and the interconnected relations among the goals, the paper further recommends the integration of the SDGs in the various plans of actions and a co-benefits approach to derive the triple benefits from biodiversity, climate change initiatives and water quality measures.

Habitat Elements in River Basin Management and Planning

1987 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
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.

Managing water resources for sustainable development: the case of integrated river basin management in China

2010 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 499-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Song ◽  
W. Ravesteijn ◽  
B. Frostell ◽  
R. Wennersten
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Modern China ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Huai River ◽  
Integrated River Basin Management

The emerging water crisis in China shows that the current institutional frameworks and policies with regard to water resources management are incapable of achieving an effective and satisfactory situation that includes Integrated River Basin Management (IRBM). This paper analyses this framework and related policies, examines their deficiencies in relation to all water stress problems and explores alternatives focusing on river basins. Water resources management reforms in modern China are reviewed and the main problems involved in transforming the current river management system into an IRBM-based system are analysed. The Huai River basin is used as an example of current river basin management, with quantitative data serving to show the scale and scope of the problems in the country as a whole. The institutional reforms required are discussed and a conceptual institutional framework is proposed to facilitate the implementation of IRBM in China. In particular, the roles, power and responsibilities of River Basin Commissions (RBCs) should be legally strengthened; the functions of supervising, decision-making and execution should be separated; and cross-sectoral legislation, institutional coordination and public participation at all levels should be promoted.

Improvement of the return flow allocation in the Water Resources Management Model of Alberta Environment

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 613-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nesa Ilich
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Return Flow ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Allocation Model ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Flow Algorithm

This paper describes recent developments related to a new return flow algorithm built into the Water Resources Management Model (WRMM) of Alberta Environmental Protection. An earlier return flow allocation method which was used in the WRMM did not always give satisfactory results. It was essential to fix this problem, since correct modelling of the return flows in overall river basin management is of crucial importance. The new return flow algorithm offers more reliable return flow allocation without detrimental effects on the overall model solution. This model is a major river basin planning tool in western Canada used to analyze responses of a river basin to varying operating policies or structural developments. It is a simulation model with a nested optimization subprogram. As a deterministic, steady state, and surface water allocation model, it normally relies on the estimates of natural flows and water demands throughout the river basin. The WRMM can provide quick simulations of any river basin with any number of components within a microcomputer environment. The model is used in ongoing river basin management studies in Alberta and other western provinces in Canada. Key words: water management, computer modelling, simulation, optimization, irrigation.

MANAGING WATER RESOURCES: THE EURO-INTEGRATED VECTOR

2019 ◽  
pp. 6-13
Author(s):  
Mykhailo Khvesyk ◽  
Lyudmila Levkovska
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Policy ◽  
River Basin Management ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Basin Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
River Basin Management Plans ◽  
Management Plans

As a result of the research, the priority tasks of water policy regarding the formation of integrated water resources management system are grounded taking into account the eurointegration vector of Ukraineʼs development. The necessity of the development of water management forecasts and scenarios for the purpose of creating an information base for choosing the optimal variant for the formation of the concept of concrete actions of water resources management of the river basin has been proved. The theoretical and methodological approaches to the development of river basin management plans in the implementation of the basic provisions of the European Union water directives in the national legislation are proposed. The main mechanisms for implementation of river basin management plans are defined and classified.

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