Moving targets, long-lived infrastructure, and increasing needs for integration and adaptation in water management: An illustration from Switzerland

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 112-118

  Hering, J G ^a,b,c   Hoehn, E ^a   Klinke, A ^a   Maurer, M ^a   Peter, A ^a   Reichert, P ^a   Robinson, C ^a   Schirmer, K ^a,c   Schirmer, M ^a   Stamm, C ^a   Wehrli, B ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL COSTS; COMPLEX PROBLEMS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS; ECONOMIC FEASIBILITIES; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MOVING TARGETS; SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT; SWITZERLAND; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE;

WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

INTEGRATION;

GROUND WATER; PHOSPHORUS; WATER;

ADAPTATION; DECISION MAKING; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FLOODING; HYDROPOWER; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LAW; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SANITATION; SOCIAL WELFARE; SWITZERLAND; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EUTROPHICATION; HUMANS; RIVERS; SWITZERLAND; WATER;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84855318169     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202189s     Document Type: Article

References (43)

1. Brauman, K. A.; Daily, G. C.; Duarte, T. K.; Mooney, H. A. The nature and value of ecosystem services: An overview highlighting hydrologic services Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour. 2007, 32, 67-98
2. Poff, N. L.; Richter, B. D.; Arthington, A. H.; Bunn, S. E.; Naiman, R. J.; Kendy, E.; Acreman, M.; Apse, C.; Bledsoe, B. P.; Freeman, M. C.; Henriksen, J.; Jacobson, R. B.; Kennen, J. G.; Merritt, D. M.; O'Keeffe, J. H.; Olden, J. D.; Rogers, K.; Tharme, R. E.; Warner, A. The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): A new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards Freshwater Biol. 2010, 55 (1) 147-170
3. Wehren, B.; Schaedler, B.; Weingartner, R. Human Interventions. In Alpine Waters; Bundi, U., Ed.; Springer: Berlin, 2010; pp 71-92.
4. Pahl-Wostl, C. Transitions towards adaptive management of water facing climate and global change Water Resour. Manage. 2007, 21 (1) 49-62
5. Herlyn, A.; Maurer, M. Status quo der Schweizer Abwasserentsorgung: Kosten, Zustand und Investitionsbedarf Gas, Wasser, Abwasser 2007, 87 (3) 171-176
6. Water Agenda 21. Watershed Management: Guiding Principles for Integrated Management of Water in Switzerland; FOEN: Bern, 2011; 20 pp. http://www.bafu.admin.ch/publikationen/publikation/01576/index.html?lang=en.
7. Bratrich, C.; Truffer, B.; Jorde, K.; Markard, J.; Meier, W.; Peter, A.; Schneider, M.; Wehrli, B. Green hydropower: A new assessment procedure for river management River Res. Appl. 2004, 20 (7) 865-882
8. REPower. Pumpspeicher-Kraftwerk; available from http://www.lagobianco. repower.com/de/home/.
9. Wehse, H. Methodik zur Bewertung und Klassierung der Nutzungseignung von Fliessgewässerstrecken; Bonnard & Gardel Ingenieure und Berater: Bern, 2009; 63 pp. http://www.wa21.ch/images/content/a%20Schlussbericht.pdf.
10. Schleiss, A. River Dynamics and Flood Protection: A Contradiction in Terms? Eawag News 2006, 61e, 18-20
11. Peter, A. A plea for the restoration of Alpine rivers: Basic principles derived from the "Rhone-Thur" Case Study. In Alpine Rivers; Bundi, U., Ed.; Springer: Berlin, 2010; pp 247-260.
12. Woolsey, S.; Capelli, F.; Gonser, T.; Hoehn, E.; Hostmann, M.; Junker, B.; Paetzold, A.; Roulier, C.; Schweizer, S.; Tiegs, S. D.; Tockner, K.; Weber, C.; Peter, A. A strategy to assess river restoration success Freshwater Biol. 2007, 52 (4) 752-769
13. Milly, P. C. D.; Betancourt, J.; Falkenmark, M.; Hirsch, R. M.; Kundzewicz, Z. W.; Lettenmaier, D. P.; Stouffer, R. J. Climate change-Stationarity is dead: Whither water management? Science 2008, 319 (5863) 573-574
14. Hoehn, E.; Meylan, B. Manahmen zum Schutz flussnaher Trinkwasserfassungen bei wasserbaulichen Eingriffen in Fliessgewässer voralpiner Schotterebenen Grundwasser 2009, 14 (4) 255-263
15. Hollender, J.; Zimmermann, S. G.; Koepke, S.; Krauss, M.; McArdell, C. S.; Ort, C.; Singer, H.; von Gunten, U.; Siegrist, H. Elimination of Organic Micropollutants in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgraded with a Full-Scale Post-Ozonation Followed by Sand Filtration Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43 (20) 7862-7869
16. Ort, C.; Hollender, J.; Schaerer, M.; Siegrist, H. Model-Based Evaluation of Reduction Strategies for Micropollutants from Wastewater Treatment Plants in Complex River Networks Environ. Sci. Technol. 2009, 43 (9) 3214-3220
17. Musolff, A.; Leschik, S.; Reinstorf, F.; Strauch, G.; Schirmer, M. Micropollutant Loads in the Urban Water Cycle Environ. Sci. Technol. 2010, 44 (13) 4877-4883
18. Wittmer, I. K.; Bader, H.-P.; Scheidegger, R.; Singer, H.; Lück, A.; Hanke, I.; Carlsson, C.; Stamm, C. Significance of urban and agricultural land use for biocide and pesticide dynamics in surface waters Water Res. 2010, 44, 2850-2862
19. Wittenberg, R. An Inventory of Alien Species and Their Threat to Biodiversity and Economy in Switzerland; Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape, 2005; 416 pp. http://www.nobanis.org/files/invasives%20in%20CH. pdf.
20. Panov, V. E.; Alexandrov, B.; Arbaciauskas, K.; Binimelis, R.; Copp, G. H.; Grabowski, M.; Lucy, F.; Leuven, R.; Nehring, S.; Paunovic, M.; Semenchenko, V.; Son, M. O. Assessing the risks of aquatic species invasions via Euopean inland waterways: From concepts to environmental indicators Integr. Environ. Assess. Manage. 2009, 5, 110-126
21. Kolar, C. S.; Lodge, D. M. Ecological predictions and risk assessment for alien fishes in North America Science 2002, 298, 1233-1236
22. Strayer, D. L. Twenty years of zebra mussels: Lessons from the mollusk that made headlines Front. Ecol. Environ. 2009, 7, 135-141
23. Taugbol, T.; Skurdal, J.; Hastein, T. Crayfish Plague and Management Strategies in Norway Biol. Conserv. 1993, 63 (1) 75-82
24. Heiskanen, A. S.; van de Bund, W.; Cardoso, A. C.; Noges, P. Towards good ecological status of surface waters in Europe-Interpretation and harmonisation of the concept Water Sci. Technol. 2004, 49 (7) 169-177
25. Karr, J. R. Defining and measuring river health Freshwater Biol. 1999, 41, 221-234
26. Logan, P.; Furse, M. Preparing for the European Water Framework Directive-Making the links between habitat and aquatic biota Aquat. Conserv.-Mar. Freshwater Ecosyst. 2002, 12 (4) 425-437
27. Morgan, M. G.; Henrion, M. Uncertainty - A Guide to Dealing with Uncertainty in Quantitative Risk and Policy Analysis; Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1990.
28. Gilles, D. Philosophical Theories of Probability; Routledge: London, 2000.
29. Borsuk, M. E.; Reichert, P.; Peter, A.; Schager, E.; Burkhardt-Holm, P. Assessing the decline of brown trout (Salmo trutta) in Swiss rivers using a Bayesian probability network Ecol. Modell. 2006, 192 (1-2) 224-244
30. Eisenführ, F.; Weber, M.; Langer, T. Rational Decision Making; Springer: Berlin, 2010.
31. Hajkowicz, S.; Collins, K. A review of multiple criteria analysis for water resource planning and management Water Resour. Manage. 2007, 21 (9) 1553-1566
32. Reichert, P.; Borsuk, M.; Hostmann, M.; Schweizer, S.; Sporri, C.; Tockner, K.; Truffer, B. Concepts of decision support for river rehabilitation Environ. Modell. Software 2007, 22 (2) 188-201
33. Hostmann, M.; Borsuk, M.; Reichert, P.; Truffer, B. Stakeholder values in decision support for river rehabilitation Large Rivers (Archiv für Hydrobiologie Supplement 155) 2005, 15 (1-4) 491-505
34. Folke, C.; Hahn, T.; Olsson, P.; Norberg, J. Adaptive governance of social-ecological systems Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour. 2005, 30, 441-473
35. Biswas, A. K. Integrated water resources management: A reassessment-A water forum contribution Water Int. 2004, 29 (2) 248-256
36. Jnch-Clausen, T. "Integrated Water Resources Management (OWRM) and Water Efficiency Plans by 2005' Why, What, and How? Global Water Partnership: Stockholm, 2004; 45 pp. http://www.gwptoolbox.org/images/stories/gwplibrary/ background/tec-10-english.pdf.
37. GWP-TEC. Catalyzing Change: A handbook for developing integrated water resources management (IWRM) and water efficiency strategies; Global Water Partnership: Stockholm, 2004; 52 pp. http://www.gwptoolbox.org/images/stories/ gwplibrary/catalyzing%20change-english.pdf.
38. BUWAL; BWG. Integrated Water Resources Management: Practice in Switzerland; Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape; Swiss Federal Office for Water and Geology, 2004; 21 pp. http://www.giweh.ch/files/ watermanagement.pdf.
39. Thomas, E. A. Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences, Correctives. In International Symposium on Eutrophication; Rohlich, G. A., Ed.; National Academy of Sciences: Madison, WI, 1969; pp 29-49.
40. Bussmann, W. Gewässerschutz und kooperativer Föderalismus in der Schweiz; Haupt: Bern, 1980.
41. Jakob, A.; Binderheim-Bankay, E.; Davis, J. S. National long-term surveillance of Swiss rivers Verh.-Int. Ver. Theor. Angew. Limnol. 2002, 28, 1101-1106
42. Jost, B.; Leumann, P.; Liechti, P.; Stadelmann, P. Restoration of eutrophied Swiss lakes Eur. Water Pollut. Control 1991, 1 (1) 31-41
43. Vermont, S. National report of Switzerland on the role of ecosystems as water suppliers. In Seminar on the Role of Ecosystems as Water Suppliers; UNECE: Geneva, 2004; http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/ecosystem/Reports/ Switzerland-en.pdf.