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Water Resources, 1998
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Introduction [Go to Page]
- Concept of this Book
- Classification of Water Uses and Effects
- Objectives of Water Resources Development
- Government Agencies and Their Functions
- Chapter 2: Environment [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- Wetlands Control and Stream Restoration
- Parks and Constructed Environments
- Water Quality
- Environmental Effects Downstream of Dams
- Endangered Species
- Relative and Absolute Values
- Chapter 3: Population and Development [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- Birth Rate, Immigration, and the World Picture
- Urbanization, Industry, and Deterioration of Large Cities
- Encroachment upon Open Space and Agriculture
- Nonpoint-Source Pollution
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4: Water Supply [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- Value of Benefits
- Rivers, Lakes, and Reservoirs
- Groundwater and Its Conjunctive Use
- Treatment, Including Ozonation
- Reprocessing Wastewater
- Desalination
- Water Supply Problems
- Water Supply Critical Areas
- Water Supply Drought Management
- Chapter 5: Floods and Flood Control [Go to Page]
- Major Floods of the Past
- Floodplain Management
- Special Districts
- Benefit Evaluation
- Flood Control Storage
- Runoff Pollution
- Environmental Use of Floodplain Zoning
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Navigation, Hydroelectric Power, and Irrigation [Go to Page]
- Navigation, General
- Current Navigation Programs
- Benefit Values of Navigation
- Hydroelectric Power, General
- Hydroelectric Power Operations
- Controversies Related to Hydroelectric Power
- Benefit Values of Hydroelectric Power
- Western Irrigation and Subsidies
- Irrigation Elsewhere
- Pollution and Groundwater Depletion from Irrigation
- Valuation of Irrigation Benefits
- Chapter 7: Multiple-Purpose (Comprehensive) Planning System [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- The Objectives and Concept
- Potential Projects and Screening Alternatives
- Selection Process
- Computers and Modeling
- Present Situation
- Chapter 8: Water Quality and Pollution Control [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- Nonpoint Sources
- Water Quality Criteria and Standards
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9: Runoff Pollution Control/Stormwater Management [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- Control of Runoff Pollution
- When to Control
- Nonpoint-Source Pollutant Removal Methods
- Design of Dual-Purpose Detention Basins
- Regional Detention Basin Systems
- Federal Requirements
- State Programs
- Chapter 10: Coordination Under Present Institutions [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- Basic Policies for Coordination
- Controversial Aspects
- Government Attempts at Coordination
- Cal-Fed Bay Delta Program
- The Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa and Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACT-ACF)
- Platte River
- Water Pollution Control
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11: Coordination Through Fed-State Planning [Go to Page]
- Introduction
- Computers in Fed-State Studies
- The Fed-State Study
- Consequences If No Major Action Taken
- Glossary [Go to Page]
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- Index [Go to Page]
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