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This article addresses the regulation of water resources in arid environments and focuses on the special considerations of effluent-driven ecosystems. Effluent serves as an increasingly important aquatic resource in the arid West, and the application of existing regulations for natural systems to effluent-based bodies of water is receiving greater scrutiny. Issues affecting regulation of effluent include defining appropriate attainable beneficial uses for these created ecosystems, net ecological benefits of effluent discharge, and impacts from the modification of extant flow regimes resulting from effluent addition. The practical application of regulations in effluent-driven ecosystems depends on recognizing these key issues. Keywords: effluent; aquatic resource; arid land; regulatory; stream; attainable use; net ecological benefit |
