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The 208 Planning Approach to Ground‐Water Protection — A Foot in the Door a
Author(s) -
Wallace Donna
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1979.tb03289.x
Subject(s) - process (computing) , environmental planning , groundwater , business , strategic planning , work (physics) , quality (philosophy) , common ground , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental resource management , computer science , environmental science , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , epistemology , marketing , operating system , communication , sociology
The benefits of employing the 208 planning approach in the protection of surface water or ground water are twofold—one, involvement of the public early in the planning process and two, determination of solutions that are implementable. With increased public awareness precipitated by the required involvement in Water Quality Management Planning (WQMP), the ensuing public interest will ultimately force ground‐water issues which have been neglected for many years. The preparation of a “5‐Year Strategy” in each State coupled with USEPA's new emphasis on aquifer protection as a priority issue will provide the mechanisms for funding ground‐water planning under 208 programs. As the cry for ground‐water management planning is adopted by the public as well as technicians, emphasis will shift and programs will develop. In addition, planning programs under 208 are usually regional in nature in contrast with the ground‐water studies in recent years which have been site‐specific, directed toward the identification and alleviation of local problems. Since the management approach requires that the evaluation of available alternatives include those mechanisms necessary to implement the recommendations, viable alternatives without either management agencies or financial considerations will not be acceptable. Therefore, the strength of the WQMP approach to ground‐water protection lies in those concepts that make planning under 208 a new breed of governmental program.