Basin Management Units in Kentucky

Major Kentucky watersheds grouped into 5 management units for coordinating Division of Water efforts in managing water resources. There are five large-scale basins that serve as resource units in which monitoring and management strategies will be focused. The general idea is to focus resources and attention on a more concentrated area in a more coordinated fashion with the various stakeholders so that better utilization of resources (i.e., tax dollars, time and information) can be achieved. 1. Kentucky River 2. Salt and Licking Rivers 3. Mississippi, Tennessee, Upper and Lower Cumberland Rivers 4. Green and Tradewater Rivers 5. Big Sandy and Little Sandy Rivers and Tygarts Creek. The Kentucky Watershed Management Framework is a dynamic, flexible structure for coordinating watershed management across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Watershed Management Framework is not a new program, but rather a way of coordinating existing programs and building new partnerships that will result in more effective and efficient management of the state's land and water resources. Inherent in the design of the framework is the belief that many stakeholder groups and individuals must have ongoing opportunities to participate in the process of managing the abundant natural resources that characterize Kentucky's watersheds. Benefits to the people of Kentucky include: Better information for decision making Increased ability to resolve complex water resource problems Improved communication and coordination among governmental agencies More opportunities for citizens to get involved Increased ability to demonstrate results and benefits of environmental management More cost-effective use of public and private funds There are five large-scale basins (see picture below) that serve as resource units in which monitoring and management strategies will be focused. The general idea is to focus resources and attention on a more concentrated area in a more coordinated fashion with the various stakeholders so that better utilization of resources (i.e., tax dollars, time and information) can be achieved. Download spatial layer on Box.肯塔基州主要流域被划分为5个管理单元，用于协调水资源管理部（Division of Water）开展水资源管理相关工作。该框架下设5个大型流域作为资源管理单元，监测与管理策略将围绕这些单元展开。其核心思路是通过与各类利益相关方（stakeholders）协同联动，将资源与注意力集中于更小的聚焦区域，从而实现资源（即税款、时间与信息）的更优化利用。 1. 肯塔基河（Kentucky River） 2. 盐河与利金河（Salt and Licking Rivers） 3. 密西西比河、田纳西河、上坎伯兰河与下坎伯兰河（Mississippi, Tennessee, Upper and Lower Cumberland Rivers） 4. 格林河与特雷德沃特河（Green and Tradewater Rivers） 5. 大桑迪河、小桑迪河与蒂格茨溪（Big Sandy and Little Sandy Rivers and Tygarts Creek） 肯塔基州流域管理框架（Kentucky Watershed Management Framework）是一套动态灵活的体系，用于统筹全州范围内的流域管理工作。该框架并非全新设立的项目，而是一种整合现有项目、构建新型合作伙伴关系的机制，旨在更高效、更精准地管理本州的土地与水资源。该框架的设计理念核心在于，各类利益相关群体与个体应拥有持续参与肯塔基州流域特色丰富自然资源管理进程的机会。 肯塔基州民众可从中获得的收益包括： - 为决策制定提供更充分的信息支撑 - 提升复杂水资源问题的解决能力 - 强化政府部门间的沟通协作 - 为民众参与管理提供更多渠道 - 更清晰地展示环境管理的成效与价值 - 更高效地利用公共与私人资金 该框架下设5个大型流域（详见下图）作为资源管理单元，监测与管理策略将围绕这些单元展开。其核心思路是通过与各类利益相关方协同联动，将资源与注意力集中于更小的聚焦区域，从而实现资源（即税款、时间与信息）的更优化利用。 可在Box平台下载空间图层（spatial layer）。