Author: Martha K. WattPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A Hydrologic Primer for New Jersey Watershed Management
Author: Martha K. WattPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
A Hydrologic Primer for New Jersey Watershed Management
Author: Martha K. WattPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Water for the 21st Century
Author: New Jersey. Department of Environmental ProtectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
New Strategies for America's Watersheds
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309064171
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Emergence of a toxic organism like pfisteria in tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay has focused public attention on potential hazards in our water. More importantly, it has reminded us of the importance of the entire watershed to the health of any body of water and how political boundaries complicate watershed management. New Strategies for America's Watersheds provides a timely and comprehensive look at the rise of "watershed thinking" among scientists and policymakers and recommends ways to steer the nation toward improved watershed management. The volume defines important terms, identifies fundamental issues, and explores reasons why now is the time to bring watersheds to the forefront of ecosystem management. In a discussion of scale and scope, the committee examines how to expand the watershed from a topographic unit to a framework for integrating natural, social, and economic perspectives as they share the same geographic space. The volume discusses: Regional variations in climate, topography, demographics, institutions, land use, culture, and law. Roles and interaction of federal, state, and local agencies. Availability or lack of pertinent data. Options for financing. The committee identifies critical points in watershed planning to ensure appropriate stakeholder involvement and integration of science, policy, and environmental ethics.
Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Water resources data
Author: Land Use Effects on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Northeastern United States
Author: Avril L. de la CretazPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420008722
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Filling a long-standing need for a desk reference that synthesizes current research, Land Use Effects on Streamflow and Water Quality in the Northeastern United States reviews and discusses the impact of forest management, agriculture, and urbanization. The book provides a gateway to the diverse scientific literature that is urgently needed
Hydrology and the Management of Watersheds
Author: Kenneth N. BrooksPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118459741
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
This new edition is a major revision of the popular introductory reference on hydrology and watershed management principles, methods, and applications. The book's content and scope have been improved and condensed, with updated chapters on the management of forest, woodland, rangeland, agricultural urban, and mixed land use watersheds. Case studies and examples throughout the book show practical ways to use web sites and the Internet to acquire data, update methods and models, and apply the latest technologies to issues of land and water use and climate variability and change.
A Ground Water Strategy for New Jersey
Author: New Jersey. Department of Environmental ProtectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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.