Mexico City's Water Supply
Title | Mexico City's Water Supply PDF eBook |
Author | The Joint Academies Committee on the Mexico City Water Supply |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 255 |
Release | 1995-05-22 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309587948 |
This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation. The study came about through a nongovernmental partnership between the U.S. National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council and the Mexican Academies of Science and Engineering. The book will contain a Spanish-language translation of the complete English text.
Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
Title | Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 569 |
Release | 2000-02-17 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0309172683 |
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.
Water Policies for the Future
Title | Water Policies for the Future PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Water Commission |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 624 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
The Nation's Water Resources
Title | The Nation's Water Resources PDF eBook |
Author | Water Resources Council (U.S.) |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 228 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Water resources development |
ISBN |
National Water Supply Issues
Title | National Water Supply Issues PDF eBook |
Author | United States |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 77 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Drought relief |
ISBN |
Proceedings of the National Water Conservation Conference on Publicly Supplied Potable Water
Title | Proceedings of the National Water Conservation Conference on Publicly Supplied Potable Water PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 516 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Drinking water |
ISBN |
Water Reuse
Title | Water Reuse PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 2012-07-17 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0309224624 |
Expanding water reuse-the use of treated wastewater for beneficial purposes including irrigation, industrial uses, and drinking water augmentation-could significantly increase the nation's total available water resources. Water Reuse presents a portfolio of treatment options available to mitigate water quality issues in reclaimed water along with new analysis suggesting that the risk of exposure to certain microbial and chemical contaminants from drinking reclaimed water does not appear to be any higher than the risk experienced in at least some current drinking water treatment systems, and may be orders of magnitude lower. This report recommends adjustments to the federal regulatory framework that could enhance public health protection for both planned and unplanned (or de facto) reuse and increase public confidence in water reuse.