Author: Arthur Clifford VeatchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Ground-water Resources of Kings and Queens Counties, Long Island, New York
Author: Herbert T. BuxtonPublisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Underground Water Resources of Long Island, New York
Author: Arthur Clifford VeatchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
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.
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.
This Fine Piece of Water
Author: Tom AndersenPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300102871
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Long Island Sound is not only the most heavily used estuary in North America, it is also one of the most beautiful waterways, with picturesque seascapes and landfalls. But centuries of pollution and other abuse have gradually been killing off its marine life and have pushed the Sound to the brink of disaster. This fascinating book traces the history of the Sound and its use as a resource from the time of contact between the Native Americans and Dutch traders through the suburban sprawl of recent decades--and tells how a group of scientists and citizens has been working to save the Sound from ruin. Tom Andersen begins by describing the dramatic events of the summer of 1987, when a condition called hypoxia (lack of dissolved oxygen in the water brought about by a combination of pollution and other factors) killed large numbers of fish and lobsters in the Sound. He discusses how scientists first documented and explained the development of hypoxia and how research and cleanup are now being carried out to restore the Sound. Interweaving current events, natural history, and human history, Andersen presents a cautionary tale of exploitation without concern for preservation.
Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Availability and Historical Development of Ground-water Resources of Long Island, New York
Author: Bronius NemickasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Simulationoftheeffectsofdevelopmentofthe Ground-water Flow System of Long Island, Newyork
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428964940
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Water-resources Investigations
Author: Use of Models for Water Resources Management, Planning, and Policy
Author: United States. Congress. Office of Technology AssessmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Electronic government information
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description