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WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT‐PLANNING FOR ACTION 1
Author(s) -
Paulette R.G.,
Klatt W.R.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1974.tb00577.x
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , process management , process (computing) , plan (archaeology) , business , resource (disambiguation) , consistency (knowledge bases) , hierarchy , action (physics) , computer science , operations management , environmental resource management , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental planning , engineering , political science , economics , environmental science , computer network , philosophy , physics , archaeology , epistemology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence , law , history , operating system
Proper planning of water resource management programs is the essential ingredient for effective decision‐making. Increasing demands on our finite water resources make it more vital that programs get off the shelf and are acted upon. There is a gap between our intentions for and OUI results from the planning process. We should examine our failures, identify causes, and learn from them. One of the primary causes is failure to identify the potentials of the implementing agencies early in the planning process. These agencies constitute a hierarchy of governmental units at national, state, regional and local levels. Each of these levels has its own interests, point of view, capabilities and constraints. A plan which is technically and functionally sound can fail as a program if these conflicting interests are not accounted for. The implementation mechanisms must be identified as an initial phase of the planning process. All levels of the governmental hierarchy must be involved throughout the planning process. The successful plan must also provide for suitable assignment of responsibilities which are accepted by the executing agency and monitored for satisfactory fulfillment. Consistency and continuity of the advocate agency are further essential elements to the success of the plan. Experience in water resource management planning has shown that these strategies will produce programs which are accepted, implemented and accomplish the goals and objectives of the planning process.