Water Resource Management

Plans, design and Implement programs and policies for the efficient management and conservation of water resources to ensure an adequate quality and supply for drinking, sanitation services, energy and health of water-dependent ecosystems.

Type

Domain

Competency Area

Natural Resource Management

Levels

Demonstrates knowledge of various aspects of water resource management

Demonstrates knowledge of technical components of water resource management such as types of wastewater systems and/or drinking water systems, wastewater treatment aquaculture etc

Demonstrates awareness of water scarcity and its impact on the community and other sectors

List various state legal and regulatory provisions (including state laws) that influence the management of water resources

List new and emerging technologies and processes for water conservation

Contributes to designing water resource management programs

Identifies the concepts of water resilience and the ability to reduce the magnitude and/or duration of disruptive events through preparedness, response, and recovery activities

Identifies key stakeholders for better conservation such as local communities and businesses

Identifies the processes that need to be laid down to ensure compliance with generally accepted guidelines

Documents emerging technologies for water resource management, including usage, conservation, and concepts of urban water reuse including decentralized wastewater treatment systems and integrated water resources management (IWRM).

Demonstrate proficiency in tools and technology required to carry out water resource management programs successfully

Researches best practices on water resource management design and challenges

Coordinates water resource management programs

Coordinate methods to prevent, identify, and/or respond to water loss or sewage overflow, including leak detection, monitoring, or surveys at the plant and in the collection or distribution system.

Formulate recommendations from best practices and industry associations

Coordinate with various stakeholder and regulatory agencies to design, implement measures for water conservation

Supports the development of institutional tools such as legal and regulatory frameworks, water pricing, and incentives to better allocate, regulate, and conserve water resources

Prepares collateral to address the needs of stakeholders through education campaigns, facilitating dialogue etc.

Supports the design of water resource management programmes with the inclusion of the latest technology and tools

Designs and implements water resource management programs

Presents an institutional framework for the design of water resource management policies, strategies and legislation,

Develops and implements water efficiency and conservation techniques for enhanced water storage, including aquifer recharge and recovery

Disseminates research finding to promote better efficient water use

Leads inter-ministerial coordination and facilitate knowledge sharing on water conservation methods

Disseminate research finding to promote afforestation and eco-development with the assistance of voluntary agencies, non-government organisations, Panchayati Raj institutions and others and promote participatory and sustainable management of degradation of ecosystems

Leads inter-ministerial coordination and facilitate knowledge sharing

Evaluates outcomes of existing programs

Supports the design of innovative technologies for water conservation and conducts a cost-benefit analysis

Invests in innovative technologies for enhancing productivity, conserving and protecting resources, recycling stormwater and wastewater

Evaluates water resource management programs

Contributes to the development of legal and regulatory frameworks, water pricing, and incentives are needed to better allocate, regulate, and conserve water resources.

Recommends water efficiency and conservation techniques to the public.

Contributes to research on existing and emerging topics associated with water resource management such as wastewater management, watershed management

Encourages investment in innovative technologies for enhancing productivity, conserving and protecting resources, recycling stormwater and wastewater

Leads the development of information systems for resource monitoring, decision making under uncertainty, systems analyses, and hydro-meteorological forecast and warning