Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
Mississippi River Between the Ohio and Missouri Rivers, Regulating Works
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 846
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.
Report
Author: United States. Army. Office of the Chief of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
Book Description
Report of the Chief of Engineers
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 1396
Book Description
Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, on Civil Works Activities
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers on Civil Works Activities
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Civil Works DirectoratePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1480
Book Description
Development of Resources and Stabilization of Employment in the United States
Author: United States. National Resources Planning BoardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ...
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1336
Book Description
Annual Report FY ... of the Secretary of the Army on Civil Works Activities
Author: United States. Army. Corps of EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1660
Book Description