Wetlands, Flood Control and Ecosystem Services in the Smith Creek Drainage Basin: A Case Study in Saskatchewan, Canada

Pattison‐Williams, John K.; Pomeroy, John W.; Badiou, Pascal; Gabor, Shane

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.12.026

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“…The conventional water quality standards approach does not provide a practical, workable framework for decision making when DU‐based criteria—or the DUs themselves—are at odds. From an EGS perspective, services such as flood control (and its many human benefits) are explicitly identified along with other desired or existing goods and services so that trade‐offs associated with different management actions are clearly assessed and articulated (e.g., Pattison‐Williams et al ).…”

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Integrating Aquatic Designated Use Protection and Restoration Strategies Using an Ecosystem Goods and Services Framework

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Tonning

Parry

et al. 2019

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Water quality standards programs in the United States and other countries are based on designated uses (DUs), which are linked to criteria that specify maximum pollutant levels and other characteristics that are thresholds for waterbody compliance with regulatory goals. Most DUs are similar to certain provisioning ecosystem goods and services (EGS), such as drinking water supply and recreation (e.g., boating, fishing). Absent in the DU concept are supporting or regulating services, which results in disjointed and often ineffective aquatic ecosystem protection and restoration strategies. The focus on discrete sets of water quality parameters in the DU concept can often result in the appearance of conflicting DUs, resulting in poor provisioning of certain DUs. We present a framework that uses EGS to provide a more holistic assessment of DUs and to help inform best management practices that could result in fuller attainment of DUs while providing greater provisioning of desired goods and services. Two case studies are discussed, demonstrating some of the issues with the DU concept, how it is implemented in the United States, and how the EGS framework can provide a crosswalk between the DU paradigm and stakeholder goals for a watershed. A process is presented that could help regulatory agencies and stakeholders make better use of the EGS framework in DU decisions, including watershed protection and restoration. The EGS framework presented here, coupled with a watershed stakeholder process focused on developing an integrative management strategy based on the framework, could help achieve multiple beneficial uses in an aquatic system. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2019;15:808–818. © 2019 SETAC.

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Integrating Aquatic Designated Use Protection and Restoration Strategies Using an Ecosystem Goods and Services Framework

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Parry

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“…Water budget components for characterizing the behavior of wetland systems are precipitation, evapotranspiration, groundwater recharge and discharge, and the interaction between surface water and marine systems (Brinson 1993). Nowadays, population growth and overuse of aquatic resources in many parts of the world have caused irreparable impacts on the function of wetlands ecosystems (Cui et al 2012;Anthonj et al 2018;Pattison-Williams et al 2018). Thus, the issue of the eco-environmental water requirement has become a hotspot of eco-environmental studies (Cao et al 2020).…”

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Assessment of environmental water requirement for rivers of the Miankaleh wetland drainage basin

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The Miankaleh wetland, one of the richest ecosystems in the north of Iran, has experienced an unprecedented environmental degradation caused by overexploitation of the water resources and climatic changes in recent years. This research aims to estimate the environmental water requirement (EWR) for the rivers that drain into the wetland. For this purpose, comprehensive data were collected through physiographic, climatic, hydrologic, ecologic, and field studies of the wetland and its drainage basin. To estimate the EWR, we applied several methods including the Tenant, the Eco-deficit, the flow duration curve, the Wetted-Perimeter method, and the physical habitat simulation model (PHABSIM) and the results were evaluated based on the natural discharge of the rivers before retrogression of the Miankaleh wetland. Further, the results showed that the consideration should be given to the Wetted-Perimeter and the PHABSIM Model for estimation of the EWR for the rivers of the Miankaleh wetland given the seasonality of the rivers and hydroclimatic condition of the study area. The mean annual EWR of the rivers was estimated between 0.12 and 2.03 m3/s, which is close to the values of the bank full flows. The current discharge of the rivers are less than the estimated EWR, showing the discharge rates do not meet the water requirement for aquatic species of the Miankaleh wetland

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“…Depending on one's perspective, drainage can be seen as a process of land improvement driven by pressure to increase FIGURE 1 | Agricultural wetland drainage system interactions. The figure describes a decision-making arena, where benefits tend to be accrued, and the impact arena, which can be spatially and economically isolated from the decision-making arena (e.g., Pattison-Williams et al, 2018). The polarity of a relationship (+/-) indicates whether nodes have positive relationships (e.g., an increase in wet climatic conditions lead to an increase in the area of inundated land), or negative relationships (e.g., an increase in flood risk leads to a decrease in land values).…”

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When a Water Problem Is More Than a Water Problem: Fragmentation, Framing, and the Case of Agricultural Wetland Drainage

Breen

Loring

Baulch

2018

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Complex interactions between water, society, the economy, and the environment necessitate attention to how water issues are framed, and the limitations of a water-centric framework for analyzing or solving problems. We explore this complexity through an example of an existing complex, or wicked, policy problem-the case of agricultural wetland drainage in the Canadian Prairies. Agricultural wetland drainage expands the amount of productive agricultural land, increasing agricultural efficiency and productivity. Drainage is also one of the primary drivers of the loss of Canada's wetlands and is a hotly contentious issue between actors with divergent views and values in the Canadian Prairies. Using the nuances of drainage as an exemplar, we discuss how fragmented framings of water foster perspectives and solutions that fail to consider the full range of aspects and interactions, and contribute to the enduring conflicts that accompany drainage debates in many regions. First, we discuss agricultural wetland drainage as practiced in the province of Saskatchewan, where significant regulatory and governance changes are in progress. Next, we discuss the challenges of policy and governance fragmentation, both specific to water and to the surrounding system. Finally, we note potential alternative framings that, while specific to prairie water governance, provide guidance for how other complex social-ecological challenges might be approached.

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Wetlands, Flood Control and Ecosystem Services in the Smith Creek Drainage Basin: A Case Study in Saskatchewan, Canada

Cited by 77 publications

References 43 publications

Integrating Aquatic Designated Use Protection and Restoration Strategies Using an Ecosystem Goods and Services Framework

Integrating Aquatic Designated Use Protection and Restoration Strategies Using an Ecosystem Goods and Services Framework

Assessment of environmental water requirement for rivers of the Miankaleh wetland drainage basin

When a Water Problem Is More Than a Water Problem: Fragmentation, Framing, and the Case of Agricultural Wetland Drainage

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