Integrated Water Resource Management

As defined by the Global Water Partnership, integrated water resource management is a process which promotes the coordinated development and management of water, land, and related resources in order to maximize the resultant economic and social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability of vital ecosystems. Resources available within this theme provide guidance on how to conserve and restore watersheds, reduce pollution, adapt to climate change and reduce risks from floods and droughts.

Integrated Water Resource Management Resources

West-Wide Climate Risk Assessments

Publication date:
December 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Impact Assessments present an overview of the current climate and hydrology in a basin, an analysis of observed trends in temperature and precipitation over the past decade, and a comparison of these trends against model projections. They also present hydrologic projections developed from global...Read more

Basin Study Reports

Publication date:
January 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
Basin Studies address basin-wide efforts to evaluate and address the impacts of climate change. These are comprehensive water studies that define options for meeting future water demands in river basins in the western United States where imbalances in water supply and demand exist or are projected. Read more

Reclamation Desalination web portal

Publication date:
April 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's main desalination web portal.  This portal highlights information about various desalinating activities that Reclamation is involved in.Read more

Desalination and Water Purification Research

U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This site highlights the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's external research program, Desalination and Water Purification Research (DWPR) program. Through this site, you can navigate to a program description, cost share and funding information by state, solicitation information, research results...Read more

Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility

U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the fact sheet for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF) facility in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This research facility is a focal point for developing technologies for the desalination of brackish and impaired groundwater...Read more

Yuma Desalting Plant

Publication date:
July 15, 2014
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is the homepage for the Water Quality Improvement Center (WQIC), one of six National Centers for Water Treatment Technologies and the only center focused on inland brackish water, both surface and groundwater. WQIC is a state-of-the-art advanced water treatment research center located in Yuma...Read more

Invasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs

Publication date:
June 1, 2012
U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
"Invasive Mussel Detection and Monitoring Program for Reclamation Reservoirs" is a fact sheet that describes an invasive quagga and zebra mussel detection and monitoring program. This fact sheet outlines the threat, the goal and the program. Specific water testing details are also...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

U.S. Drought Monitor Map Archive

Publication date:
July 8, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
state, regional and national Drought Monitor maps from the present to 1/4/2000 Read more

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