Author: Diane L. ZahmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use, Rural
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
An Assessment of Land Use Planning and Environmental Awareness in Rural New York
Author: Diane L. ZahmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use, Rural
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309172683
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
In 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysis of the agreement's scientific validity. The resulting book finds New York City's watershed agreement to be a good template for proactive watershed management that, if properly implemented, will maintain high water quality. However, it cautions that the agreement is not a guarantee of permanent filtration avoidance because of changing regulations, uncertainties regarding pollution sources, advances in treatment technologies, and natural variations in watershed conditions. The book recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens, understanding pathogen transport and fate, and demonstrating that best management practices will remove pathogens. Other recommendations, which are broadly applicable to surface water supplies across the country, target buffer zones, stormwater management, water quality monitoring, and effluent trading.
Energy Abstracts for Policy Analysis
Author: Land Resources Management and Planning
Author: New York (State). Land Resources Planning GroupPublisher:
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Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Comprehensive Dissertation Index
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 970
Book Description
Index to American Doctoral Dissertations
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 606
Book Description
Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Land Resources Management and Planning
Author: New York (State). Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Land Resources Planning GroupPublisher:
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Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages :
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Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309679702
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
New York City's municipal water supply system provides about 1 billion gallons of drinking water a day to over 8.5 million people in New York City and about 1 million people living in nearby Westchester, Putnam, Ulster, and Orange counties. The combined water supply system includes 19 reservoirs and three controlled lakes with a total storage capacity of approximately 580 billion gallons. The city's Watershed Protection Program is intended to maintain and enhance the high quality of these surface water sources. Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program assesses the efficacy and future of New York City's watershed management activities. The report identifies program areas that may require future change or action, including continued efforts to address turbidity and responding to changes in reservoir water quality as a result of climate change.