Groundwater management by watershed agencies: an evaluation of the capacity of Ontario's conservation authorities.

摘要: Watershed-based resource management organizations around the world are becoming more involved in groundwater management. This reflects, among other considerations, growing awareness of critical role that these local agencies can and should play resources. Ontario's conservation authorities (CAs) an important example. CAs taking on new responsibilities for data collection, monitoring planning. Unfortunately, not all equally capable participating effectively certainly is case 38 CAs, which have highly variable levels financial staff Local capacity water be explored from perspective institutional environment, watershed community, financial, technical resources organizations. paper presents evaluation authorities, drawing two detailed studies (the Upper Thames River CA Ganaraska Region CA), additional gathered CAs. Institutional issues, such as clarity roles senior government commitment to management, well resourcing concerns, working relationships, public support, largely determine expand their involvement Strengthening watershed-based participate challenge jurisdictions, placed reinforce municipal by identifying needs trends, facilitating communication cooperation, promoting best practices.