| Description |
1 online resource (279 pages) |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editors; Contributors; Chapter 1 -- Gray to Green: An Introduction to Four Case Studies on Drinking Water Supply in the Northeastern United States; Chapter 2 -- An Assessment of Drinking Water Systems in Connecticut: Optimizing Natural and Engineered Systems for Protecting the Quality of Surface Drinking Waters; Chapter 3 -- Source Water Protection in Massachusetts: Lessons from and Opportunities for Worcester and Boston; Chapter 4 -- New York City Watershed Management: Past, Present, and Future |
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Chapter 5 -- The Crooked River Watershed, Sebago Lake, and the Drinking Water Supply for the City of Portland, MaineChapter 6 -- Comparing Drinking Water Systems in the New England/New York Region: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future; Chapter 7 -- Global Relevance of Lessons Learned in Watershed Management and Drinking Water Treatment from the Northeastern United States; Back Cover |
| Summary |
Illuminating opportunities to develop a more integrated approach to municipal water system design, Natural and Engineered Solutions for Drinking Water Supplies: Lessons from the Northeastern United States and Directions for Global Watershed Management explores critical factors in the decision-making processes for municipal water system delivery. The book offers vital insights to help inform management decisions on drinking water supply issues in other global regions in our increasingly energy- and carbon-constrained world. The study evaluates how six cities in the northeastern United States ha |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Water quality management.
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Environmental engineering.
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water quality management.
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environmental engineering.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Water Supply.
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Environmental engineering
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Water quality management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781466551657 |
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1466551658 |
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