Natural and engineered solutions for drinking water supplies lessons from the Northeastern United States and directions for global watershed management

• Other Authors: Alcott, Emily, Ashton, Mark S., Gentry, Bradford S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : Taylor & Francis, c2013.
• Subjects: Watershed management > Northeastern States.; Drinking water > Purification > Cost effectiveness.; Wellhead protection > Northeastern States.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781466551657
• Physical Description: xii, 283 p. : ill., maps (some col.).

"Watershed planning is important for expanding cities in the developing world. Outlining proven approaches for a secure drinking water supply anywhere, this book focuses on the history, current conditions, and future of drinking water supplies for cities in the northeastern United States. Chapt...

Table of Contents:

• ch. 1. Gray to green : an introduction to four case studies on drinking water supply in the Northeastern United States / Caitlin Alcott ... [et al.]
• ch. 2. An assessment of drinking water systems in Connecticut : optimizing natural and engineered systems for protecting the quality of surface drinking waters / Michael Blazewicz ... [et al.]
• ch. 3. Source water protection in Massachusetts : lessons from and opportunities for Worcester and Boston / Emily Alcott ... [et al.]
• ch. 4. New York City watershed management : past, present, and future / Justin Freiberg ... [et al.]
• ch. 5. The Crooked River watershed, Sebago Lake, and the drinking water supply for the city of Portland, Maine / Jennifer Hoyle
• ch. 6. Comparing drinking water systems in the New England/New York region : lessons learned and recommendations for the future / Caitlin Alcott ... [et al.]
• ch. 7. Global relevance of lessons learned in watershed management and drinking water treatment from the Northeastern United States / Alex Barrett and Mark S. Ashton.