Water professionals and water policy in the Black Hills region
By: T.A. Fontaine, D.G. Driscoll, J.W. Erickson, S.J. Kenner, and J.F. Sawyer
Edited by: Eloise Kendy
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Abstract
A case study approach based on examples from the Black Hills region is used to evaluate the role of water professionals in developing feasible and fair public policy involving water resources. Examples presented include a long-term hydrologic investigation in the Black Hills, a local wellhead protection program, issues being addressed by a local flood management commission, coordination of definitions of beneficial stream uses by two state agencies, water-quality problems related to rapid population increase in a rural area, and impacts of potential climate change on water resources. In some of these examples, the hydrologic work was separated from policy making to ensure neutrality. In other examples, involvement of the hydrologists and water resource engineers directly benefited policy development. Opportunities for increased effectiveness were observed in most of the examples.
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Fontaine, T., Driscoll, D., Erickson, J., Kenner, S., and Sawyer, J., 1999, Water professionals and water policy in the Black Hills region, in Science into policy: water in the public realm: proceedings, specialty conference, June 30-July 2, 1999, Bozeman, Montana, Bozeman, MT, June 30-July 2, 1999, p. 15-20.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Water professionals and water policy in the Black Hills region |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | American Water Resources Association |
| Publisher location | Bethesda, MD |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Science into policy: water in the public realm: proceedings, specialty conference, June 30-July 2, 1999, Bozeman, Montana |
| First page | 15 |
| Last page | 20 |
| Conference Title | Science into policy: water in the public realm |
| Conference Location | Bozeman, MT |
| Conference Date | June 30-July 2, 1999 |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota, Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Black Hills |