Watershed Management for Portable Water Supply : Assessing the New York City Strategy.

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Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 2000.
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""1 THE PROBLEM""; ""2 The New York City Water Supply System""; ""3 Evolution of Key Environmental Laws, Regulations, and Policies""; ""4 Watershed Management for Source Water Protection""; ""5 Sources of Pollution in the New York City Watersheds""; ""6 Tools for Monitoring and Evaluation""; ""7 Land Acquisition and Land Use Planning""; ""8 Phosphorus Management Policies, Antidegradation, and Other Management Approaches""; ""9 Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Practices""; ""10 Setbacks and Buffer Zones""
  • ""11 Wastewater Treatment""""12 Overarching Issues""; ""Appendix A Abridged Version of the New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)""; ""Appendix B Use Classifications and Water Quality Criteria for New York State""; ""Appendix C Microbial Risk Assessment Methods""; ""Appendix D Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: The Impact Index""; ""Appendix E Acronyms""; ""Appendix F Biographical Information""