Claassen, Marius2007-08-152007-08-152007-08Claassen, M. 2007. Focus on CSIR research in pollution waste: Resource-directed management of water quality series. 2007 Stockholm World Water Week, 13-17 August 2007, pp 2http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11122007 Stockholm World Water WeekThe promulgation of the National Water Act, 1998 (NWA, Act No. 36 of 1998), various other acts, policies and White Papers gave a new direction to water resources management and specifically management of water quality in South Africa. In terms of the NWA (36:1998), the most important management functions are protection, management and equitable allocation. The fundamental principle guiding the NWA (36:1998) of South Africa is that water is a national resource, owned by the people of South Africa. This necessitates an integrated source-, resource- and remediation-focused approach to water quality management. To address one aspect of implementation, the CSIR developed the Resource Directed Management of Water Quality (RDMWQ) Series as part of a Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) project. The RDMWQ series provides policy, strategy and management instruments to facilitate the management of water quality from a water resource perspective. The objective of the Series is to facilitate the integration of the source and resource directed management approaches in a uniform and structured mannerenWater resourcesWater managementStockholm world water week, 13-17 August 2007Conference PresentationClaassen, M. (2007). Focus on CSIR research in pollution waste: Resource-directed management of water quality series. CSIR Natural Resouces and the Environment 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1112Claassen, Marius. "Focus on CSIR research in pollution waste: Resource-directed management of water quality series." (2007): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1112Claassen M, Focus on CSIR research in pollution waste: Resource-directed management of water quality series; CSIR Natural Resouces and the Environment 2007; 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1112 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Claassen, Marius AB - The promulgation of the National Water Act, 1998 (NWA, Act No. 36 of 1998), various other acts, policies and White Papers gave a new direction to water resources management and specifically management of water quality in South Africa. In terms of the NWA (36:1998), the most important management functions are protection, management and equitable allocation. The fundamental principle guiding the NWA (36:1998) of South Africa is that water is a national resource, owned by the people of South Africa. This necessitates an integrated source-, resource- and remediation-focused approach to water quality management. To address one aspect of implementation, the CSIR developed the Resource Directed Management of Water Quality (RDMWQ) Series as part of a Department of Water Affairs and Forestry (South Africa) project. The RDMWQ series provides policy, strategy and management instruments to facilitate the management of water quality from a water resource perspective. The objective of the Series is to facilitate the integration of the source and resource directed management approaches in a uniform and structured manner DA - 2007-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Water resources KW - Water management KW - Stockholm world water week, 13-17 August 2007 LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2007 T1 - Focus on CSIR research in pollution waste: Resource-directed management of water quality series TI - Focus on CSIR research in pollution waste: Resource-directed management of water quality series UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1112 ER -