Institutional Issues for One Water Management

Governance, regulations, finance, and culture are often cited as barriers to achieving integrated water management and innovation in water technologies. This study sought to define those barriers. Three in-depth case studies and 25 snapshot case studies provide practical examples of how agencies and communities worked through institutional barriers so they could practice a more integrated and sustainable approach to water resource management. Case studies looked at initiatives and interactions between different levels of government, private entities, NGOs, and citizens across a range of institutional barriers. In addition to the research report (4487a), a Guidebook (4487b) was developed to help utilities take actions to move forward on the path to One Water. Project partner: Water Quality Research Australia. Published by WERF in 2015.

Originally funded in cooperation with WERF as project SIWM2T12