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

California's Water Footprint

Pacific Institute
This report analyzes the state's water footprint, that is the amount of water required to produce the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the beverages we drink, and the other goods on which we rely. Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

National Park Service: The Water Resources Division (WRD)

U.S. National Park Service
This is the homepage for the National Park Service's Water Resources Division. The Water Resources Division (WRD) is one of eight divisions that make up the Natural Resource Stewardship and Science (NRSS) Directorate of the National Park Service. WRD was established to provide servicewide...Read more

Program Brief: Hydrology Program

Publication date:
May 1, 2013
U.S. National Park Service
This program brief on the U.S. National Park Service's Hydrology Program includes background and examples of hydrology program assistance.Read more

California's Water Footprint

Publication date:
December 11, 2012
Pacific Institute
This report analyzes the state's water footprint – that is the amount of water required to produce the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the beverages we drink, and the other goods on which we rely. Read more

Energy and Water in the Western and Texas Interconnects

Publication date:
March 1, 2014
U.S. Department of Energy
View and download energy and water data collected in support of long term transmission planning in the western U.S.. Data categories include thermoelectric water use, water availability, water cost, future water use and an ecorisk calculator.Read more

Mapping Water Availability: Projected Use and Cost in the Western United States

Publication date:
June 9, 2014
U.S. Department of Energy
New demands for water can be satisfied through a variety of source options. In some basins surface and/or groundwater may be available through permitting with the state water management agency (termed unappropriated water), alternatively water might be purchased and transferred out of its current...Read more

Water Prism Volume 1

Publication date:
January 1, 2012
Electric Power Research Institute
The report includes a high level summary of the conceptual design of Water Prism, and walks the reader through the major steps of a Water Prism analysis. The report explains in detail the calculations for free flowing rivers, impoundments and rivers below impoundments, and groundwater. The report...Read more

Water Prism, Volume 2: Prototype Applications

Publication date:
January 1, 2013
Electric Power Research Institute
Water Prism is a decision support system (DSS) that evaluates alternative management plans to obtain water resource sustainability at the regional, watershed, or local levels. It considers surface, ground, and impoundment waters and all water-using sectors (industrial, agricultural, municipal,...Read more

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