Tecnología ecológica para la planificación de cuencas hidrográficas: regímenes caudales ambientales
Resumen
La regulación de las corrientes fluviales es un proceso creciente desde que
la sociedad comenzó a explotar los bienes y servicios que proporcionan
estos sistemas. Una Gestión Hídrica ambiental persigue el aprovechamiento
equilibrado de las funciones del medio fluvial, mediante un Régimen de
Caudales Ambientales (RCA) adecuado que salvaguarde el patrimonio
hidrobiológico y sociocultural, así como el disfrute de valores intrínsecos
cada vez más apreciados (ecología, cultura, recreación o estética). Este tra-
bajo revisa los efectos de la alteración del régimen natural de caudales en el
ecosistema fluvial y analiza el modo de implantar unos caudales ecológicos
confiables en Colombia. Se exponen ordenadamente los métodos principa-
les para calcular RCA en el ámbito internacional y las pautas especificadas
en la legislación nacional para esta finalidad. Finalmente, se concretan va-
rios conceptos claves y las pautas convenientes para incorporar los cauda-
les ambientales en los Planes de Ordenamiento de Cuencas y en las Evalua-
ciones Ambientales Estratégicas locales.
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