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
Rapid Fluctuations in Groundwater Quality
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July 21, 2021As part of the National Water Quality Program, USGS scientists are investigating why, in some areas and at some depths, groundwater quality changes at short timescales: years to months to days to even hours, rather than decades. These fluctuations often occur in areas where groundwater and surface...Read more
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United StatesEnvironmental Justice Grants, Funding and Technical Assistance
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July 22, 2021Environmental justice has become an important idea for many community activists, water system workers, and water policymakers. Environmentally-just initiatives aim to remove the systemic barriers that channel environmentally damaging activities into working class communities and communities of...Read more
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United StatesIntegrated Water Science (IWS) Basins
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July 22, 2021Many water policymakers are interested in exploring the long-term health, safety, and viability of water ecosystems around the United States. The U.S. Geological Survey is integrating its water science programs to better address the Nation’s greatest water resource challenges. At the heart of this...Read more
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United StatesWater Quality of San Francisco Bay Research and Monitoring Project
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July 22, 2021Estuaries are the interface of rivers, ocean, atmosphere, and dense human settlement. Their variability is driven by a large array of natural and anthropogenic forces. This website describes the long-term research and observation project in the San Francisco Bay-Delta that serves to measure and...Read more
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United StatesAtmospheric Warming, Loss of Snow Cover, and Declining Colorado River Flow
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July 22, 2021Declining snow cover is playing a key role in decreasing the flow of the Colorado River, “the lifeblood of the Southwest,” by enabling increased evaporation. As the warming continues, increasingly severe water shortages are expected. The Colorado River Basin is the source of water for 40 million...Read more
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United StatesSPARROW Mappers
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July 22, 2021SPARROW (SPAtially Referenced Regressions On Watershed attributes) mappers are interactive tools that allow the user to explore river streamflow, nutrient contents, sediment loads throughout the riverbed, river yields, and the importance of different sources of contaminants and pollutants in a...Read more
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United StatesLake Koocanusa Water Quality
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July 22, 2021Lake Koocanusa is a transboundary reservoir located in southeastern British Columbia and northwestern Montana. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1972 after construction of Libby Dam, which began in 1966. The dam was constructed as part of a treaty between the United States and Canada to...Read more
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