Water resource policy | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-02

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Water resource policy


00:02:06 1 Global water resource policy objectives
00:02:40 2 Institutional participants
00:02:50 2.1 Multilateral
00:04:02 2.2 Bilateral
00:04:42 2.3 NGOs
00:06:06 2.4 Business water resource policy initiatives
00:07:28 3 Structural constraints on policy makers
00:07:51 3.1 Jurisdictional issues
00:08:48 3.1.1 California water regulatory bodies
00:09:10 3.1.2 Typical information access issue
00:09:32 4 Issues
00:09:41 4.1 Flood control
00:10:04 4.1.1 Multi-jurisdictional issues
00:10:31 4.2 Freshwater
00:10:39 4.2.1 Surface and groundwater
00:11:06 4.2.2 Constituencies
00:11:45 4.3 Seawater
00:12:10 4.3.1 Pollution
00:12:51 4.4 Surface water (runoff) and wastewater discharge
00:14:03 4.5 Stormwater runoff
00:14:41 4.6 Wastewater



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SUMMARY
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Water resource policy encompasses the policy-making processes that affect the collection, preparation, use and disposal of water to support human uses and protect environmental quality.

Water policy addresses provision, use, disposal and sustainability decisions. Provision includes identification, access, preparation for use and distribution. Uses include direct human consumption, agriculture, industry and ecosystem protection. Policy must set the rules for how water is allocated to the different uses. Disposal involves wastewater treatment and stormwater/flood management. Sustainability addresses issues such as aquifer depletion, reservoir management and mineral buildup."Supply isn't just about water production, it is also about distribution infrastructure."
A second dimension of issues addresses how policies are created, executed and amended. Since water resources often cross political boundaries, water policies must often be negotiated among multiple political entities (nations, states, etc.) Commentators such as Halcrow project resource wars as demand continues to increase.Policy makers typically adopt a set of best management practices BMPs to govern water management. BMPs cover everything from dam construction to wastewater treatment protocols.

Water resource policies may encompass "regions, catchments, shared or transboundary water resources, and inter-basin transfers. Policy leads management practices, but best management practices are identified, evaluated, modified and disseminated by policy making bodies."
Water resource policy issues are receiving increased attention as water shortages are believed to be at crisis levels in some regions. These regional crises have the potential worldwide implications.Organizations such as the Global Water Policy Project have sprung up to promote awareness and prod governments and NGOs into heightened awareness of the problems.