Developing statewide water plans: needs and challenges

Gleason, Patrick; Rodrigo, Dan; Brown, Paul

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Developing statewide water plans: needs and challenges

dc.contributor.author	Gleason, Patrick
dc.contributor.author	Rodrigo, Dan
dc.contributor.author	Brown, Paul
dc.contributor.corporatename	CDM	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Hatcher, Kathryn J.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-05-28T22:40:14Z
dc.date.available	2013-05-28T22:40:14Z
dc.date.issued	2005-04
dc.description.abstract	Many states have completed comprehensive water plans that address water supply, water quality and environmental needs. These are living documents that are periodically updated or given annual status reports. While the specific goals of these water plans are unique to each geography, they all share some common objectives such as providing for a reliable water supply, protecting water quality, enhancement of the natural environment, and ensuring quality of life for citizens. Preparation of these plans also shares some common challenges. These challenges have often included: (1) institutional barriers; (2) costs; (3) water rights; (4) competition for water resources among urban, agriculture and the environment; and (5) public outreach and stakeholder involvement. Understanding these challenges and how they were resolved can be useful as the State of Georgia contemplates developing a statewide water plan. This paper will summarize the statewide water planning efforts in Texas, Florida, California, and Colorado. It will illustrate the needs for these plans and the challenges in developing them.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	Sponsored by: Georgia Environmental Protection Division U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty	en_US
dc.embargo.terms	null	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/47091
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.publisher.original	Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	GWRI2005. State water plan and policy	en_US
dc.subject	Water resources management	en_US
dc.subject	Water plans	en_US
dc.subject	Reliable water supply	en_US
dc.title	Developing statewide water plans: needs and challenges	en_US
dc.type	Text
dc.type.genre	Proceedings
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local.contributor.corporatename	Georgia Water Resources Institute
local.contributor.corporatename	School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename	College of Engineering
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