Author: Harry P. HatryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Suggestions for State and Local Groundwater Protection Programs: Encouraging local groundwater protection efforts
Author: Harry P. HatryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Suggestions for State and Local Groundwater Protection Programs: Outreach and education efforts to encourage business and public involvement in groundwater protection
Author: Harry P. HatryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Guidelines for Delineation of Wellhead Protection Areas
Author: Valuing Ground Water
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309175003
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Because water in the United State has not been traded in markets, there is no meaningful estimate of what it would cost if it were traded. But failing to establish ground water's valueâ€"for in situ uses such as sustaining wetlands as well as for extractive uses such as agricultureâ€"will lead to continued overuse and degradation of the nation's aquifers. In Valuing Ground Water an interdisciplinary committee integrates the latest economic, legal, and physical knowledge about ground water and methods for valuing this resource, making it comprehensible to decision-makers involved in Superfund cleanup efforts, local wellhead protection programs, water allocation, and other water-related management issues. Using the concept of total economic value, this volume provides a framework for calculating the economic value of ground water and evaluating tradeoffs between competing uses of it. Included are seven case studies where ground-water valuation has been or could be used in decisionmaking. The committee examines trends in ground-water management, factors that contribute to its value, and issues surrounding ground-water allocation and legal rights to its use. The book discusses economic valuation of natural resources and reviews several valuation methods. Presenting conclusions, recommendations, and research priorities, Valuing Ground Water will be of interest to those concerned about ground-water issues: policymakers, regulators, economists, attorneys, researchers, resource managers, and environmental advocates.
Water Code
Author: TexasVolunteer Stream Monitoring
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142890610X
Category : Environmental monitoring
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Wellhead Protection Programs
Author: Seminar Publication
Author: 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.
To Assess Progress Toward the Development of a National Groundwater Protection Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources SubcommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drinking water
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description