Planning purposes Sample Clauses

Planning purposes. Water planning activities are usually motivated by the realization that there are both problems to solve, and opportunities to obtain increased benefits, from the use of water and related land resources. These benefits can be measured in many different ways. Reducing the frequency and/or severity of the adverse consequences of droughts, floods and excessive pollution are common goals of many planning and management exercises. Other goals include the identification and evaluation of alternative measures that may increase the available water supplies, improve recreation, and enhance the quality of water and aquatic ecosystems. Some of the multiple purposes served by a water source can be conflicting. A reservoir used solely for water supply is better able to meet its objectives when it is full of water, rather than when it is empty. On the other hand, a reservoir used solely for downstream flood control is best left empty, until the flood comes of course. A single reservoir serving these purposes introduces conflicts over how much water to store in it and how it should be operated. In basins where diversion demands exceed the available supplies, conflicts will exist over water allocations. Finding the best way to manage, if not resolve, these conflicts that occur over time and space are other reasons for planning.2

Planning purposes. 4.1.1. Water Resources Planning 4.1.1.1.