Institutional Structures and Management

According to the International Water Management Institute, institutions evolve depending on the nature of water resource issues that a river basin faces and, in that sense, are not static systems but adaptive and dynamic systems. IWRM’s potential contribution to increasing water productivity lies in its ability to approach natural resource management problems in an integrated fashion. Resources available in this sub-theme include models and evaluations of water management systems, examples of institutional frameworks and others that support managing integrated water resources.

Institutional Structures and Management Resources

2017 Snowmelt Runoff Signals Good News for Walker Lake but Raises Flooding Concerns Along Walker River

Publication date:
April 24, 2017
Desert Research Institute
CARSON CITY, Nev. The U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with the Desert Research Institute and the Walker Basin Conservancy have produced estimates for potential river flows and changes to Walker Lake from the 2017 snowpack melt. The USGS model simulations indicate that high flows will be...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
North America

Processes for Sustainability: Women and Water Management

Publication date:
October 19, 2016
World Vision
The Water Institute at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
This two-page document summarises the findings of a recent study conducted by researchers at The Water Institute at the University of North Carolina, which discovered the role of women in water committees related to the sustainability of the water system. This study discovered that women are...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

National Water Reuse Action Plan

Publication date:
February 1, 2020
This National Water Reuse Action Plan: Collaborative Implementation (Version 1) describes 37 actions, with over 200 implementation milestones, to be taken by various water partners to support consideration of water reuse, which can improve the portfolio of available fresh water.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
North America
United States

2017 Potable Reuse Compendium

Publication date:
January 1, 2018
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The Potable Reuse Compendium provides a technical compilation of the current state of potable water reuse in the United States. Read more
Regional/Country focus:
North America
United States

A Fight for All: 9 Facts about Santitation in Malaysia

Publication date:
June 25, 2021
Malaysia has greatly improved its basic water and sanitation infrastructure over the past few decades. Nearly 100% of Malaysia’s rural and urban populations have at least some access to basic sanitation services. Much of this growth has been prompted by quick economic growth and an expanding...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Malaysia

A Twenty-First Century U.S. Water Policy

Publication date:
July 2, 2021
Pacific Institute
Environmental justice is a trending topic among water officials, especially for those who are trying to reorient federal water policy to increase equity. Environmental justice advocates are attempting to correct the decades of water injustices that have targeted disenfranchised communities,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Water Quality Surveillance and Response

Publication date:
July 13, 2021
The EPA Water Security Division has developed a program that provides information, case studies and a framework utilities can use to develop a Water Quality Surveillance and Response System (SRS). An SRS can help improve a utility's ability to monitor source water and distribution system water...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

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