Glossary:Watershed management approach
From Indian River Lagoon Project
watershed management approach
The process of addressing water quality concerns within their natural boundaries, rather than political or regulatory boundaries. The process draws together all the participants and stakeholders in each basin to decide what problems affect the water quality in the basin, which are most important, and how they will be addressed.
Word Class: noun
Example: The National Estuary Program applies the watershed management approach by assigning local program managers for each estuary.