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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456157303321

Titolo

Watershed management for potable water supply [[electronic resource] ] : assessing the New York City strategy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2000

ISBN

1-282-08380-5

0-309-51426-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Disciplina

363.6/1/097471

Soggetti

Watershed management - New York (State) - New York Region

Water quality management - New York (State) - New York Region

Water-supply - New York (State) - New York

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""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""