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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826175603321

Titolo

Watershed management for potable water supply : assessing the New York City strategy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

0-309-17268-3

1-282-08380-5

0-309-51426-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 549 pages) : illustrations, maps

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

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""

Sommario/riassunto

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 and understanding



pathogen transport and fate. This book also focuses on buffer zones, stormwater management, water quality monitoring, and effluent trading.