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APPROACHES TO WATER RESOURCE POLICY AND PLANNING IN TEXAS 1
Author(s) -
Smerdon Ernest T.,
Gronouski John A.,
Clarkson Judith M.
Publication year - 1988
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.1752-1688.1988.tb03045.x
Subject(s) - water resources , resource (disambiguation) , environmental planning , water development , integrated water resources management , resource management (computing) , environmental resource management , business , water resource management , natural resource economics , environmental science , computer science , economics , computer network , ecology , biology
Texas is one of the states in which limitations in water supplies could severely constrain economic growth in certain areas. The traditional planning approach for addressing this problem has involved devising schemes for large water development projects, which for many years included the importation of water from other states. Now the attitude towards water resource management is changing, and it is generally agreed that better management of existing supplies is the preferred approach. In this paper we review some of the changes that have recently occurred in Texas, including attempts to streamline the water institutions in such a way that they might be more responsive to the need for more comprehensive management of water resources statewide, with greater emphasis on social and environmental concerns.