- 570 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Front Matter
- Preface
- Contents
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- 1 THE PROBLEM
- 2 The New York City Water Supply System
- 3 Evolution of Key Environmental Laws, Regulations, and Policies
- 4 Watershed Management for Source Water Protection
- 5 Sources of Pollution in the New York City Watersheds
- 6 Tools for Monitoring and Evaluation
- 7 Land Acquisition and Land Use Planning
- 8 Phosphorus Management Policies, Antidegradation, and Other Management Approaches
- 9 Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Practices
- 10 Setbacks and Buffer Zones
- 11 Wastewater Treatment
- 12 Overarching Issues
- Appendix A Abridged Version of the New York City Watershed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
- Appendix B Use Classifications and Water Quality Criteria for New York State
- Appendix C Microbial Risk Assessment Methods
- Appendix D Analysis of Wastewater Treatment Plants and Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems: The Impact Index
- Appendix E Acronyms
- Appendix F Biographical Information