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ASCE 9780784403280 1998

ASCE 9780784403280 1998

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Water Resources

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ASCE 1998 134
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William Whipple addresses current challenges of the water resources industry, stressing the need for coordination between current environmental regulations and water resources planning.

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4 Preface
6 Contents
12 Chapter 1: Introduction
Concept of this Book
13 Classification of Water Uses and Effects
14 Objectives of Water Resources Development
17 Government Agencies and Their Functions
22 Chapter 2: Environment
Introduction
26 Wetlands Control and Stream Restoration
31 Parks and Constructed Environments
32 Water Quality
Environmental Effects Downstream of Dams
33 Endangered Species
34 Relative and Absolute Values
38 Chapter 3: Population and Development
Introduction
Birth Rate, Immigration, and the World Picture
39 Urbanization, Industry, and Deterioration of Large Cities
Encroachment upon Open Space and Agriculture
40 Nonpoint-Source Pollution
Conclusion
42 Chapter 4: Water Supply
Introduction
43 Value of Benefits
Rivers, Lakes, and Reservoirs
45 Groundwater and Its Conjunctive Use
46 Treatment, Including Ozonation
48 Reprocessing Wastewater
Desalination
50 Water Supply Problems
51 Water Supply Critical Areas
56 Water Supply Drought Management
62 Chapter 5: Floods and Flood Control
Major Floods of the Past
64 Floodplain Management
68 Special Districts
Benefit Evaluation
69 Flood Control Storage
70 Runoff Pollution
71 Environmental Use of Floodplain Zoning
72 Summary
74 Chapter 6: Navigation, Hydroelectric Power, and Irrigation
Navigation, General
75 Current Navigation Programs
Benefit Values of Navigation
Hydroelectric Power, General
76 Hydroelectric Power Operations
Controversies Related to Hydroelectric Power
78 Benefit Values of Hydroelectric Power
79 Western Irrigation and Subsidies
80 Irrigation Elsewhere
81 Pollution and Groundwater Depletion from Irrigation
Valuation of Irrigation Benefits
84 Chapter 7: Multiple-Purpose (Comprehensive) Planning System
Introduction
86 The Objectives and Concept
Potential Projects and Screening Alternatives
87 Selection Process
Computers and Modeling
88 Present Situation
90 Chapter 8: Water Quality and Pollution Control
Introduction
Nonpoint Sources
92 Water Quality Criteria and Standards
93 Conclusion
96 Chapter 9: Runoff Pollution Control/Stormwater Management
Introduction
Control of Runoff Pollution
98 When to Control
Nonpoint-Source Pollutant Removal Methods
100 Design of Dual-Purpose Detention Basins
103 Regional Detention Basin Systems
Federal Requirements
104 State Programs
108 Chapter 10: Coordination Under Present Institutions
Introduction
109 Basic Policies for Coordination
110 Controversial Aspects
Government Attempts at Coordination
111 Cal-Fed Bay Delta Program
The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACT-ACF)
113 Platte River
Water Pollution Control
Conclusion
116 Chapter 11: Coordination Through Fed-State Planning
Introduction
Computers in Fed-State Studies
118 The Fed-State Study
120 Consequences If No Major Action Taken
122 Glossary
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128 Index
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129 E
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130 G
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ASCE 9780784403280 1998
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