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A PROPOSED APPROACH TO COORDINATION OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS 1
Author(s) -
Whipple William,
Duflois Donald,
Grigg Neil,
Herricks Edwin,
Holme Howard,
Jones Jonathan,
Keyes Conrad,
Ports Mike,
Rogers Jerry,
Strecker Eric,
Tucker Scott,
Urbonas Ben,
Viessman Bud,
Vonnahme Don
Publication year - 1999
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.1752-1688.1999.tb04168.x
Subject(s) - hydroelectricity , resource (disambiguation) , water resources , environmental planning , business , government (linguistics) , flood control , water supply , environmental resource management , flood myth , water resource management , engineering , environmental science , environmental engineering , geography , computer science , ecology , philosophy , archaeology , electrical engineering , biology , computer network , linguistics
The planning and developing of water resources to meet the country's needs for water supply, flood control, hydroelectric power, irrigation, and navigation now needs to take more account of environmental needs and regulations. Water resource development is often beneficial to the environment, but may also be harmful, as in cases involving salmon and various other endangered species. As a national objective, the environment must be preserved and in some cases restored; but how can this be done consistent with other national objectives, relating to life and welfare of human beings? This problem has aroused the concern of many engineers and water scientists. As a result, a national conference on this subject was held in Chicago in June 1998, as an integral part of ASCE's Annual Conference on Water Resources Planning and Management and the Annual Conference on Environmental Engineering. At the conclusion of that conference, a post‐conference meeting was held by a group of prominent water resource practitioners. It was concluded at this meeting that action should be taken by our government to establish a new form of interagency approach, involving the states, as a means of coordination in cases of national importance.