Problems of groundwater management and the need for its inclusion in the Brazilian national model of integrated water resources management

Water Policy ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-171
Author(s):  
Francisco de Assis Rodrigues ◽  
Sueli Yoshinaga Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Groundwater Management ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Present System ◽  
Supply Source ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Resources Management

This paper discusses certain issues related to groundwater management within the context of the Brazilian national policy for water resources management. In order to investigate the importance of this water supply source, we interviewed groundwater users in the city of São Paulo, where some 57% of the total water supply comes from this source, and surveyed some of the factors affecting the use of this alternative. These include the existence of a good supply of groundwater, an inadequate public water supply system unable to meet user demands, the degradation of fresh water sources and the reduction in costs involved. Preliminary conclusions suggest the inadequacy of the present system of water resources management, which has not yet integrated the use of groundwater reserves into an overall national program for water resources management.

Integrated water resources management in the Ruhr River Basin, Germany

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 81-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bode ◽  
P. Evers ◽  
D.R. Albrecht
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Ecological Status ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Rhine River ◽  
Wastewater Disposal ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The People

The Ruhr, with an average flow of 80.5 m3/s at its mouth, is a comparatively small tributary to the Rhine River that has to perform an important task: to secure the water supply of more than 5 million people and of the industry in the densely populated region north of the river. The complex water management system and network applied by the Ruhrverband in the natural Ruhr River Basin has been developed step by step, over decades since 1913. And from the beginning, its major goal has been to achieve optimal conditions for the people living in the region. For this purpose, a functional water supply and wastewater disposal infrastructure has been built up. The development of these structures required and still requires multi-dimensional planning and performance. Since the river serves as receiving water and at the same time as a source of drinking water, the above-standard efforts of Ruhrverband for cleaner water also help to conserve nature and wildlife. Ruhrverband has summed up its environmental awareness in the slogan: “For the people and for the environment”. This basic water philosophy, successfully applied to the Ruhr for more than 80 years, will be continued in accordance with the new European Water Framework Directive, enacted in 2000, which demands integrated water resources management in natural river basins, by including the good ecological status of surface waterbodies as an additional goal.

scholarly journals Problems and Options of Integrated Water Resources Management in Nigeria: Administrative Constraints and Policy Strategies

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 12-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.O. Nwankwoala
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Resources Development ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Sustainable Water Supply ◽  
Management Approaches ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Resources Development

Nigeria has greater challenges when it comes to water development and management. The current water resources development and supply status is unacceptably low and needs a major transformation. With the rapid growth in population, urbanization, industrialization and competition for economic development, water resource has become vulnerable to depletion and degradation. Management of this valuable resource is determined by its acceptability and utilization in terms of quantity and quality. Due to imbalance between demand and availability, management approaches are facing various ethical dilemas. This paper therefore considers the water supply and sanitation situation in the country and the challenges facing the sector. The paper calls for institutional reforms and review of policy targets, define key elements for the development of action and investment plans as well as provide some guidelines in order to minimize duplication and maximize effectiveness. The paper also suggested strategies and viable framework/agenda for sustainable water supply and emphasizes that the machinery of water resources development and management needs an urgent overhauling with the aim of streamlining the overlapping functions of the various agencies that have operated the system up till now. More importantly, the paper suggested integrated approaches/strategies for sustainable management as well as offers relevant policy recommendations for water resources management in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Capacidades institucionales y desempeño de los organismos operadores de agua en Hermosillo, Sonora, y Mexicali, Baja California

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmundo Loera Burnes ◽  
Alejandro Salazar Adams
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Institutional Capacity ◽  
Water Utilities ◽  
Water Utility ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The North

Resumen: con el enfoque de capacidad institucional, aquí se analizan los factores políticos que influyeron en la asignación de recursos jurídicos, organizacionales y humanos para la Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Mexicali y para Agua de Hermosillo. También cómo influye el titular del Ejecutivo en su operación, y cómo se refleja la influencia de los factores institucionales en su desempeño. Si bien el estudio muestra la baja capacidad de ambos organismos en el aspecto de recursos humanos, el de Mexicali es superior en los otros rubros, y eso se traduce en más planeación y, por lo tanto, en mejor desempeño.Palabras clave: abastecimiento de agua; agua potable en el noroeste de México; servicios públicos; administración de la demanda de agua; administración de recursos hídricos, gestión integrada de recursos hídricos; organismos operadores de agua.Institutional capacities and performance of water utilities in Hermosillo, Sonora, and Mexicali, Baja CaliforniaAbstract: the institutional capacity approach is used to analyze the political factors affecting the allocation of resources (legal, organizational and human) for two water utilities in the north of Mexico (Comisión Estatal de Servicios Públicos de Mexicali and Agua de Hermosillo). The influence of these political external factors on the output performance of these utilities is examined. Both utilities have low ic levels in human resource management; however, cespm has higher institutional capacity in all other aspects, which leads to better planning and therefore to better performance indicators.Key words: water supply; drinking water in northeastern Mexico; utility services; water demand management; water resources management; integrated water resources management; water utility agencies.

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