ntgrtd rbn wtr mngmnt (WM) s th prctc f mngng frshwtr, wstwtr, nd strm wtr s cmpnnts f bsn-wd mngmnt pln. t blds n xstng wtr spply nd snttn cnsdrtns wthn n rbn sttlmnt by ncrprtng rbn wtr mngmnt wthn th scp f th ntr rvr bsn. WM s cmmnly sn s strtgy fr chvng th gls f Wtr Snstv rbn Dsgn. WM sks t chng th mpct f rbn dvlpmnt n th ntrl wtr cycl, bsd n th prms tht by mngng th rbn wtr cycl s whl; mr ffcnt s f rsrcs cn b chvd prvdng nt nly cnmc bnfts bt ls mprvd scl nd nvrnmntl tcms. n pprch s t stblsh n nnr, rbn, wtr cycl lp thrgh th mplmnttn f rs strtgs. Dvlpng ths rbn wtr cycl lp rqrs n ndrstndng bth f th ntrl, pr-dvlpmnt, wtr blnc nd th pst-dvlpmnt wtr blnc. ccntng fr flws n th pr- nd pst-dvlpmnt systms s n mprtnt stp twrd lmtng rbn mpcts n th ntrl wtr cycl.
WM wthn n rbn wtr systm cn ls b cndctd by prfrmnc ssssmnt f ny nw ntrvntn strtgs by dvlpng hlstc pprch whch ncmpsss vrs systm lmnts nd crtr ncldng sstnblty typ ns n whch ntgrtn f wtr systm cmpnnts ncldng wtr spply, wst wtr nd strm wtr sbsystms wld b dvntgs. Smltn f mtblsm typ flws n rbn wtr systm cn ls b sfl fr nlysng prcsss n rbn wtr cycl f WM.