Author: Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
National Water Summary
Author: Surface-water Quality of the Cedar River Basin, Iowa-Minnesota, with Emphasis on the Occurance and Transport of Herbicides, May 1984 Through No Vember 1985
Author: Paul J. SquillacePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Herbicides
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Iowa Surface Water Pollution
Author: Joel GeskeWater Quality Criteria and Plan for Implementation and Enforcement for the Surface Waters of Iowa
Author: Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309181313
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems, due in large part to aging wastewater infrastructures that cannot handle sewer overflows and stormwater runoff, especially during wet weather. Other problems such as acid mine drainage are a legacy of the region's past coal mining, heavy industry, and manufacturing economy. Currently, water planning and management in southwestern Pennsylvania is highly fragmented; federal and state governments, 11 counties, hundreds of municipalities, and other entities all play roles, but with little coordination or cooperation. The report finds that a comprehensive, watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards throughout the region in the most cost-effective manner. The report outlines both technical and institutional alternatives to consider in the development and implementation of such an approach.
Water-quality Assessment of the Eastern Iowa Basins
Author: Kent D. BecherPublisher:
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Category : Nutrient pollution of water
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Water-quality Assessment of the Eastern Iowa Basins
Author: Douglas J. SchnoebelenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pesticides
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309177812
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation's best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river's ecosystems and the environmental goods and services they provide. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972, is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States, employing regulatory and nonregulatory measures designed to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways. The Clean Water Act has reduced much pollution in the Mississippi River from "point sources" such as industries and water treatment plants, but problems stemming from urban runoff, agriculture, and other "non-point sources" have proven more difficult to address. This book concludes that too little coordination among the 10 states along the river has left the Mississippi River an "orphan" from a water quality monitoring and assessment perspective. Stronger leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is needed to address these problems. Specifically, the EPA should establish a water quality data-sharing system for the length of the river, and work with the states to establish and achieve water quality standards. The Mississippi River corridor states also should be more proactive and cooperative in their water quality programs. For this effort, the EPA and the Mississippi River states should draw upon the lengthy experience of federal-interstate cooperation in managing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Agricultural Practices and Water Quality
Author: Ted L. WillrichPublisher:
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
SEDIMENT AS A WATER POLLUTANT; PLANT NUTRIENTS AS WATER POLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES AS WATER POLLUTANTS; ANIMAL WASTES AS WATER POLLUTANTS; AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION IMPLICATIONS; AGRICULTURE'S INVOLVEMENT IN POLLUTED AND CLEAN WATER.