In Korea, there are four major rivers which are the most important water resources for 45 million peoples. To preserve the water quality, several water management policies had been adapted but they had been not successful because of focusing only on point source pollutants. With the establishment of the special act for four major rivers in 2002, which defined four watersheds, the watershed management was regularized. A Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) management system was introduced to control point and non-point source pollutants, and has been implemented for three major river watersheds from 2002 except the Han-river watershed, which is adopting the system voluntarily. This paper provides an overview of TMDLs management system and the implementation process and its progress in Korea. Also the next step for improving the management system is discussed.
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K.M. Poo;
*Nakdong River Water Environmental Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Pyeong-ri, Dasan-myeon, Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do 717-873, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected])
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J.H. Im;
J.H. Im
*Nakdong River Water Environmental Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Pyeong-ri, Dasan-myeon, Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do 717-873, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected])
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B.K. Park;
B.K. Park
*Nakdong River Water Environmental Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Pyeong-ri, Dasan-myeon, Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do 717-873, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected])
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Y.S. Kim;
Y.S. Kim
*Nakdong River Water Environmental Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Pyeong-ri, Dasan-myeon, Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do 717-873, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected])
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C.K. Shin;
C.K. Shin
*Nakdong River Water Environmental Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Research, Pyeong-ri, Dasan-myeon, Goryeong-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do 717-873, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected])
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K.S. Min;
K.S. Min
**Department of Environmental Engineering, Kyungpook National University, 1370 Sangyeok-dong, Buk-ku, Daegu 702-701, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected])
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Z.W. Yun;
Z.W. Yun
***Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Korea University, 5-1 Anam-dong, Seoul 136-701, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected])
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D.H. Rhew;
D.H. Rhew
****Environmental Cap System Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex, Kyeongseo-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon 404-708, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected])
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D.I. Jung
D.I. Jung
****Environmental Cap System Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Environmental Research Complex, Kyeongseo-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon 404-708, South Korea (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected])
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Water Supply (2007) 7 (5-6): 77–84.
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K.M. Poo, J.H. Im, B.K. Park, Y.S. Kim, C.K. Shin, K.S. Min, Z.W. Yun, D.H. Rhew, D.I. Jung; Characteristics of Total Maximum Daily Loads management system in Korea: status and future. Water Supply 1 December 2007; 7 (5-6): 77–84. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2007.090
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