6. Policy framework for mines

For the mining industry as a whole, clear and transparent "corporate policy" provides a direction for the implementation of plan and programs in respect of water. This effectively controls the cost component as well and expresses the desire of the organization to achieve the aims fixed toward the improvement of water management. If any organization policy recommends for better water utilization and sound water management, then it is also essential that companies must have ingenuity for its effective implementation. Commonly, policies do exist in developing countries, but the desire for their implementation is often lacking. This is particularly the case in small- and medium-sized companies in "unorganized sectors" having lacks of financial resources. One of the difficulties, mining companies or the mine management focuses in regard to policy formulation are also the lack of proper equipment, machinery, expert knowledge, or financial resources for executing the policy. Adequate funds are essential for the implementation of plans and ideas. Furthermore, the organization policy and the national water policy should be in tune with each other [37].

It should be emphasized here that water policy usually focuses on water in general and not in particular on mine water. This becomes especially complicated when the water policies and the mineral resources policies are managed by different departments or regulatory bodies in developed and developing countries. Deficiencies in certain aspects of groundwater-related policies particularly on the management aspects and its core issues can be addressed as well as enforced by the industry, regulators, and stakeholders through policy perspective.
