Author: Edmond E. SeayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Managing Sediments and Nutrients in the Susquehanna River Basin
Author: Edmond E. SeayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Nutrients and Suspended Sediment Transported in the Susquehanna River Basin, 1997
Author: Charles S. TakitaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suspended sediments
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
Achieving Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals in the Chesapeake Bay
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309210828
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The Chesapeake Bay is North America's largest and most biologically diverse estuary, as well as an important commercial and recreational resource. However, excessive amounts of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment from human activities and land development have disrupted the ecosystem, causing harmful algae blooms, degraded habitats, and diminished populations of many species of fish and shellfish. In 1983, the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) was established, based on a cooperative partnership among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the state of Maryland, and the commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia, and the District of Columbia, to address the extent, complexity, and sources of pollutants entering the Bay. In 2008, the CBP launched a series of initiatives to increase the transparency of the program and heighten its accountability and in 2009 an executive order injected new energy into the restoration. In addition, as part of the effect to improve the pace of progress and increase accountability in the Bay restoration, a two-year milestone strategy was introduced aimed at reducing overall pollution in the Bay by focusing on incremental, short-term commitments from each of the Bay jurisdictions. The National Research Council (NRC) established the Committee on the Evaluation of Chesapeake Bay Program Implementation for Nutrient Reduction in Improve Water Quality in 2009 in response to a request from the EPA. The committee was charged to assess the framework used by the states and the CBP for tracking nutrient and sediment control practices that are implemented in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and to evaluate the two-year milestone strategy. The committee was also to assess existing adaptive management strategies and to recommend improvements that could help CBP to meet its nutrient and sediment reduction goals. The committee did not attempt to identify every possible strategy that could be implemented but instead focused on approaches that are not being implemented to their full potential or that may have substantial, unrealized potential in the Bay watershed. Because many of these strategies have policy or societal implications that could not be fully evaluated by the committee, the strategies are not prioritized but are offered to encourage further consideration and exploration among the CBP partners and stakeholders.
Catchment and River Basin Management
Author: Laurence SmithPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136472428
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
The central focus of this volume is a critical comparative analysis of the key drivers for water resource management and the provision of clean water – governance systems and institutional and legal arrangements. The authors present a systematic analysis of case study river systems drawn from Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, UK and USA to provide an integrated global assessment of the scale and key features of catchment management. A key premise explored is that despite the diversity of jurisdictions and catchments there are commonalities to a successful approach. The authors show that environmental and public health water quality criteria must be integrated with the economic and social goals of those affected, necessitating a 'twin-track' and holistic (cross-sector and discipline) approach of stakeholder engagement and sound scientific research. A final synthesis presents a set of principles for adaptive catchment management. These principles demonstrate how to integrate the best scientific and technical knowledge with policy, governance and legal provisions. It is shown how decision-making and implementation at the appropriate geographic and governmental scales can resolve conflicts and share best sustainable practices.
Nutrients and Suspended Sediment Transported in the Susquehanna River Basin, 1998, and Trends, January 1985 Through December 1999
Author: Charles S. TakitaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Suspended sediments
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Synthesis of Nutrient and Sediment Data for Watersheds Within the Chesapeake Bay Drainage Basin
Author: Michael J. LanglandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nutrient pollution of water
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Water-resources Activities of the U.S. Geological Survey in Pennsylvania, 1986-87
Author: Robert E. HelmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Selected Water Resources Abstracts
Author: Effects of Agricultural Best-management Practices on the Brush Run Creek Headwaters, Adams County, Pennsylvania, Prior to and During Nutrient Management
Author: Michael J. LanglandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agricultural ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description