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1 online resource (xvi, 406 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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Front matter -- Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Land and the people - ecological, historical, and cultural antecedents -- 3. New York City's water supply system: past, present and future -- 4. Current conditions, trends, and future stressors -- 5. Watershed agricultural programs -- 6. Stream management program -- 7. Land protection and management programs -- 8. Wastewater programs -- 9. Stormwater programs -- 10. Ecosystem protection and management programs -- 11. Public health systems -- 12. Understanding the watershed: monitoring, assessment, and modeling -- 13. Understanding and assessing community vitality -- 14. Frameworks for balancing and improved integration -- Acronyms -- Appendix A: Technical appendix on trend analysis -- Appendix B: Critique and suggestions regarding current water quality trend reporting approaches -- Appendix C: Biographical sketches of committee members and staff. |
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520 New York City's municipal water supply system provides about 1 billion gallons of drinking water a day to over 8.5 million people in New York City and about 1 million people living in nearby Westchester, Putnam, Ulster, and Orange counties. The combined water supply system includes 19 reservoirs and three controlled lakes with a total storage capacity of approximately 580 billion gallons. The city's Watershed Protection Program is intended to maintain and enhance the high quality of these surface water sources. Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program assesses the efficacy and future of New York City's watershed management activities. The report identifies program areas that may require future change or action, including continued efforts to address turbidity and responding to changes in reservoir water quality as a result of climate change.--Publisher's website. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Water quality management -- New York City Watershed.
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Water quality management. |
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Environmental protection -- New York City Watershed.
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Environmental protection. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Protection Program, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board, issuing body.
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Review of the New York City watershed protection program. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2020 0309679672 (OCoLC)1226764192 |
| ISBN |
9780309679701 (electronic book) |
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0309679702 (electronic book) |
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9780309679688 (online) |
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0309679680 |
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9780309679671 |
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0309679672 |
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