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Title: Sustainable Planning Practices in St. Joseph Watershed as a Mixed Land-Use Watershed to Reduce the Risk of Chemical Impairment of Surface Water Supplies

Author
item MANOV, BIRIM - Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences
item Norton, Lloyd

Submitted to: Agro-Environment Symposium
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/17/2010
Publication Date: 5/18/2010
Citation: Manov, B., Norton, L.D. 2010. Sustainable Planning Practices in St. Joseph Watershed as a Mixed Land-Use Watershed to Reduce the Risk of Chemical Impairment of Surface Water Supplies [abstract]. Agro-Environment Symposium. May 19-22, 2010. Cancun, Mexico. 2010 CDROM.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Increased population growth in St. Joseph Watershed and the mix of land-use with urban and agricultural production brings about chemical impairment of metropolitan drinking water supplies. Furthermore, the St. Joseph Watershed is not only a drinking water supply, but also it provides water for recreational, industrial and agricultural purposes, besides being a critical habitat for a wide variety of species. In this sense, in many aspects St. Joseph Watershed, due to being managed inefficiently, has been causing a wide range of problems. Thus, it is a fact that numerous different stakeholder groups have been led to have conflicts between competing conventional watershed management policies. To overcome these shortages of current watershed management policies, obviously, sustainable planning approaches should be introduced with the help of contemporary watershed policy making processes and practices of community-based natural resource management. On the other hand, it is important to foster sustainable development in St. Joseph Watershed as a mixed land-use area including residential, commercial, industrial, recreational and so forth. Best Management Practices (BMPs) should be employed by contemporary watershed planning along with public participation approaches to improve water quality.