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Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Author | : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Water Quality Improvement for the Pittsburgh Region |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2005-04-04 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780309181310 |
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The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems, due in large part to aging wastewater infrastructures that cannot handle sewer overflows and stormwater runoff, especially during wet weather. Other problems such as acid mine drainage are a legacy of the region's past coal mining, heavy industry, and manufacturing economy. Currently, water planning and management in southwestern Pennsylvania is highly fragmented; federal and state governments, 11 counties, hundreds of municipalities, and other entities all play roles, but with little coordination or cooperation. The report finds that a comprehensive, watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards throughout the region in the most cost-effective manner. The report outlines both technical and institutional alternatives to consider in the development and implementation of such an approach.
Western Pennsylvania History
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Pennsylvania |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105123021003 |
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Taking Environmental Protection to the Next Level
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Environmental policy |
ISBN | : UOM:35112204043311 |
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Urban Stormwater Management in the United States
Author | : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee on Reducing Stormwater Discharge Contributions to Water Pollution |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 611 |
Release | : 2009-03-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780309125390 |
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The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
Southwest Hydrology
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Hydrology |
ISBN | : UCR:31210024875443 |
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Aging Infrastructure
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Hydraulic structures |
ISBN | : UCR:31210025007772 |
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Journal of Green Building
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Sustainable architecture |
ISBN | : UVA:X030047877 |
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Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
Author | : National Research Council,Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources,Water Science and Technology Board,Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Management Strategy |
Publsiher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 569 |
Release | : 2000-02-17 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780309172684 |
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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.