A STUDY ON THE STATUS AND ISSUES ON INTEGRATED RIVER BASIN MANAGEMENT (IRBM) IN MALAYSIA
2. Guidelines for an IRBM Plan and RBMC
The National Water Resources Council agreed on 29 July 2003 to the preparation of IRBM plans for all 189 River Basin Management Units (RBMU) in the country. The following is a list of the river basin plans that were completed by DID up till 2010:
DID has defined a guideline for the content of an IRBM Plan (Dikon 2010). They are as follows: a.
1.
Pelan Pengurusan Bersepadu Lembangan Sungai Selangor (2002)
2.
Master Plan Study on Flood Mitigation and River Management for Sungai Muar Basin (2003)
3.
Klang River Basin Environmental Improvement and Flood Mitigation Project (2003)
4.
Pelan Pengurusan Bersepadu Lembangan Sungai Langat (2005)
5.
Pelan Induk Tebatan Banjir dan Pengurusan Sungai untuk Lembangan Sungai Bernam (2007)
6.
Kajian Pelan Induk Tebatan Banjir dan Pengurusan Sungai Kedah/Sungai Anak Bukit, Kedah (2007)
7.
Master Plan Study on Flood Mitigation and River Management for the Kerian and Kurau River Basins (2008)
8.
b.
Key Objectives of IRBM Plan: i.
Ensure Clean Water
ii.
Ensure Sufficient Water
iii.
Reduce Flood Risks
iv.
Enhance Environmental Conservation
List of Contents of an IRBM Plan: i.
a statement of the objectives of the plan;
ii.
a reference to other policies and plans that impact on the river resources and the water environment;
iii.
identification of the water resources of the river basin;
iv.
the status of the quantity and quality of the water resources including current condition and development trends;
v.
the activities that significantly influence the quantity and quality of the water resources and an assessment of the impacts;
vi.
the water quality objectives for the water bodies;
River basin masterplan study for Sungai Kedah/ Sungai Anak Bukit, Kedah
As part of DID’s IRBM Blueprint Study in 2010 detailed reviews of key completed river basin studies for Sungai Langat, Sungai Kerian, Sungai Muar and Sungai Linggi, have also been carried out. They are given in Volumes 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the IRBM Blueprint Study report, respectively. DID has also completed River Basin Information Systems (RBIS) for the following rivers: a.
Sungai Kuantan
b.
Sungai Muar
c.
Sungai Putatan/Sungai Moyog
d.
Sungai Sarawak
vii. strategies and measures for the protection, conservation, development and use of the water resources and for maintaining or improving the quantity and quality of water and the water environment; viii. indicators for the achievement of the objectives and the implementation of the measures; and
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