Groundwater management plans are an important tool for preventing and addressing degradation and depletion of the resource. Through plans, water users and regulators set forth goals and identify strategies to address the needs of multiple resource users while considering physical constraints of the groundwater resource. This research examines the status of groundwater management plans in the United States, identifying in which states groundwater management plans are produced and the circumstances that lead to the inclusion of quantifiable goals in those plans. Findings indicate that legal and regulatory requirements for quantifiable goals can lead to the development of more comprehensive groundwater management plans, and, that such goals can be set even when uncertainties exist.

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美国的地下水计划：监管框架和管理目标

地下水管理计划是预防和解决资源退化和枯竭的重要工具。用水者和管理者通过计划制定目标并确定战略，以解决多种资源使用者的需求，同时考虑地下水资源的物理约束。这项研究检查了美国地下水管理计划的状况，确定了哪些州制定了地下水管理计划，以及导致将可量化目标纳入这些计划的情况。研究结果表明，针对可量化目标的法律和法规要求可以导致制定更全面的地下水管理计划，并且即使存在不确定性，也可以设定此类目标。