| English | Norwegian Bokmål |
| municipal water management Municipal water management deals with aspects of water supply and water technology concerning planning, processing, building and producing. It also concerns the problems of waste water collection, sewage disposal, waste water treatment in rural areas, water economising measures, water body quality management | drikkevannssystem |
| surface water management The administration or handling of water naturally open to the atmosphere (rivers, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, streams, seas, etc.) | forvaltning av overflatevann |
| water management Measures taken to ensure an adequate supply of water and a responsible utilization of water resources | vannforvaltning |
| water quality management Water quality management concerns four major elements: the use (recreation, drinking water, fish and wildlife propagation, industrial or agricultural) to be made of the water; criteria to protect those uses; implementation plans (for needed industrial-municipal waste treatment improvements) and enforcement plans, and an anti-degradation statement to protect existing high quality waters | vannkvalitetsstyring |
| water quantity management The administration or handling of the amount of available potable water | vannkvantitetsstyring |
| water resources management Measures and activities concerning the supply of water, the improvement of efficiency in its use, the reduction of losses and waste, water-saving practices to reduce costs and to slow the depletion of the water supply to ensure future water availability | vannressursforvaltning |
