Author: Illinois. Division of Public Water SuppliesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Public Water Supplies Program Plan
Author: Illinois. Division of Public Water SuppliesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Drinking Water: Unreliable State Data Limit EPA’s Ability to Target Enforcement Priorities and Communicate Water Systems’ Performance
Author: David C. TrimblePublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437989047
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
The nation's drinking water is among the safest in the world, but contamination has occurred, causing illnesses and even deaths. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), the EPA has authorized most states, territories, and tribes to take primary responsibility for ensuring that community water systems provide safe water. This report assessed the: (1) quality of the state data EPA uses to measure compliance with health and monitoring requirements of the act and the status of enforcement efforts; (2) ways in which data quality could affect EPA's management of the drinking water program; and (3) actions EPA and the states have been taking to improve data quality. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.
National Characteristics of Drinking Water Systems Serving Populations Under 10,000
Author: Contaminated Water Supplies at Camp Lejeune
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309136997
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In the early 1980s, two water-supply systems on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina were found to be contaminated with the industrial solvents trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). The water systems were supplied by the Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point watertreatment plants, which served enlisted-family housing, barracks for unmarried service personnel, base administrative offices, schools, and recreational areas. The Hadnot Point water system also served the base hospital and an industrial area and supplied water to housing on the Holcomb Boulevard water system (full-time until 1972 and periodically thereafter). This book examines what is known about the contamination of the water supplies at Camp Lejeune and whether the contamination can be linked to any adverse health outcomes in former residents and workers at the base.
Handbook of Public Water Systems
Author: Robert B. WilliamsPublisher: Wiley
ISBN: 9780471288718
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1113
Book Description
Other Books of Related Interest from Van Nostrand Reinhold Drinking Water Quality Second Edition By John De Zuane, 520 pages, 6 × 9, illustrated In this Second Edition of his popular guide, John De Zuane provides clear, concise explanations of the latest regulations and current issues in water quality, from the original source to delivery to the consumer. Well-organized and lucidly written, Drinking Water Quality, 2/e provides comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of the many challenges water management professionals face today, including: Current EPA regulations, with comparisons to World Health Organization and European Economic Community standards Updated and expanded information on contaminants including lead, copper, radon, coliform, crytosporidium, and trihalomethanes Guidelines for writing new standards or evaluating existing standards for drinking water quality Pesticides in Drinking Water By David I. Gustafson, 241 pages, 6 × 9, illustrated Bringing together historic data, current trends in scientific thought, regulatory tactics, and future technical strategies, Pesticides in Drinking Water provides an inclusive, single source for understanding how best to monitor and control the problem. The author provides: Case studies for a more detailed, historical perspective A review of current monitoring data Intricate descriptions of accidental spills and misuses of pesticides An explanation of the dangers of leaching and run-off from properly applied chemicals Recent surveys of drinking water quality A look at current industrial and government regulations Examples of the technology utilized to treat pesticides in water supplies An examination of new and safer pesticides Handbook of Chlorination and Alternative Disinfectants Third Edition By George Clifford White, 1,308 pages, 6 × 9, illustrated New developments, controversies, products, and published documents on disinfection and pollution control are incorporated into this updated edition. It pays particular attention to the trend toward balancing the use of chlorination and alternative disinfectants. Includes current regulatory responses to the general deterioration of potable water quality, the growing pollution of surface waters, and the toxic waste invasion of groundwater supplies.
Safe Water From Every Tap
Author: Committee on Small Water Supply SystemsPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309522846
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Small communities violate federal requirements for safe drinking water as much as three times more often than cities. Yet these communities often cannot afford to improve their water service. Safe Water From Every Tap reviews the risks of violating drinking water standards and discusses options for improving water service in small communities. Included are detailed reviews of a wide range of technologies appropriate for treating drinking water in small communities. The book also presents a variety of institutional options for improving the management efficiency and financial stability of water systems.
Confronting the Nation's Water Problems
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 030916589X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users-as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases-Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research. Funding should go specifically to the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The book notes that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably.
Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309133955
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Protecting and maintaining water distributions systems is crucial to ensuring high quality drinking water. Distribution systems-consisting of pipes, pumps, valves, storage tanks, reservoirs, meters, fittings, and other hydraulic appurtenances-carry drinking water from a centralized treatment plant or well supplies to consumers' taps. Spanning almost 1 million miles in the United States, distribution systems represent the vast majority of physical infrastructure for water supplies, and thus constitute the primary management challenge from both an operational and public health standpoint. Recent data on waterborne disease outbreaks suggest that distribution systems remain a source of contamination that has yet to be fully addressed. This report evaluates approaches for risk characterization and recent data, and it identifies a variety of strategies that could be considered to reduce the risks posed by water-quality deteriorating events in distribution systems. Particular attention is given to backflow events via cross connections, the potential for contamination of the distribution system during construction and repair activities, maintenance of storage facilities, and the role of premise plumbing in public health risk. The report also identifies advances in detection, monitoring and modeling, analytical methods, and research and development opportunities that will enable the water supply industry to further reduce risks associated with drinking water distribution systems.
Withdrawal and Distribution of Water by Public Water Supplies in Ohio, 1985
Author: Vance E. NicholsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water consumption
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Estimating Water Use in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309169143
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Across the United States, the practices for collecting water use data vary significantly from state to state and vary also from one water use category to another, in response to the laws regulating water use and interest in water use data as an input for water management. However, many rich bodies of water use data exist at the state level, and an outstanding opportunity exists for assembling and statistically analyzing these data at the national level. This would lead to better techniques for water use estimation and to a greater capacity to link water use with its impact on water resources. This report is a product of the Committee on Water Resources Research, which provides consensus advice to the Water Resources Division (WRD) of the USGS on scientific, research, and programmatic issues. The committee works under the auspices of the Water Science and Technology Board of the National Research Council (NRC). The committee considers a variety of topics that are important scientifically and programmatically to the USGS and the nation and issues reports when appropriate. This report concerns the National Water-Use Information Program (NWUIP).