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The Impact Of The Comprehensive Watersheds Ordinance On Stream Health In Austin Texas
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Book Synopsis The Impact of the Comprehensive Watersheds Ordinance on Stream Health in Austin, Texas by : Nathalie Carmen Kip
Download or read book The Impact of the Comprehensive Watersheds Ordinance on Stream Health in Austin, Texas written by Nathalie Carmen Kip and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While Austin is often considered a leader in water quality management, it still has streams which are impaired. As urban development occurred in Austin, there appears to have been a diminishing regard for these creeks. As Austin receives the majority of its drinking-water supply from the Colorado River (a surface water source), there is a critical need to increase our understanding of the relationship between development trends and water quality in order to continue the implementation of successful watershed planning strategies and regulations. Further, there is a need for the evaluation of watershed protection regulations that have already been established, in order to determine their success. This thesis presents data from an analysis of water quality of creeks in watersheds that were primarily developed prior to the passing of Austin’s first Comprehensive Watershed Ordinance (CWO) in 1986, compared to water quality of creeks in watersheds that were primarily developed after the Ordinance was adopted. This exploratory study investigated the following research questions: How does stream health differ between watersheds that were primarily developed prior to the passing of the CWO compared to those that were mostly developed after the CWO? How do impervious cover, watershed size, soil type and watershed development affect stream health outcomes (metals, nutrients, macroinvertebrate biodiversity and water temperature) in the creeks under study and what are their empirical relationships? A total of forty-eight creeks were studied. Analysis included both GIS mapping and statistical methods. Three of the primary best management practices established by the CWO included riparian buffers, impervious cover regulations, and density controls. The findings reveal that post-CWO creeks have better stream health outcomes for lead, chromium, and nitrate concentrations. Water temperatures are generally lower in post-CWO creeks. Additionally, these creeks have greater macroinvertebrate biodiversity. Therefore, this study confirms that Austin’s watershed regulations do matter as they have had a positive impact on stream health in the city. The city should continue to focus on best management practices that will result in living streams, including: increasing riparian canopy cover throughout the city, promoting the development of rain gardens, establishing incentives for the use of impervious surface alternatives such as permeable pavers, and finally continue to educate and engage with Austinites regarding the protection of the city’s water network.
Book Synopsis The history and provisions of the Comprehensive Watersheds Ordinance by : Steven Douglas Paulson
Download or read book The history and provisions of the Comprehensive Watersheds Ordinance written by Steven Douglas Paulson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Watershed Hydrology by : Vijay P. Singh
Download or read book Watershed Hydrology written by Vijay P. Singh and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sixth Volunteer Monitoring Conference, April, 2000, Austin, Texas by :
Download or read book Sixth Volunteer Monitoring Conference, April, 2000, Austin, Texas written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply by : National Research Council
Download or read book Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-02-17 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Report summaries by : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Book Synopsis Urban Stormwater Management in the United States by : National Research Council
Download or read book Urban Stormwater Management in the United States written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 611 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid conversion of land to urban and suburban areas has profoundly altered how water flows during and following storm events, putting higher volumes of water and more pollutants into the nation's rivers, lakes, and estuaries. These changes have degraded water quality and habitat in virtually every urban stream system. The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges. This book calls for an entirely new permitting structure that would put authority and accountability for stormwater discharges at the municipal level. A number of additional actions, such as conserving natural areas, reducing hard surface cover (e.g., roads and parking lots), and retrofitting urban areas with features that hold and treat stormwater, are recommended.
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Book Synopsis Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Download or read book Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2020-12-04 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Volunteer Stream Monitoring written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Texas Aquatic Science by : Rudolph A. Rosen
Download or read book Texas Aquatic Science written by Rudolph A. Rosen and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-19 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aquifers to springs, rivers to estuaries, ample illustrations promote understanding of important concepts and clarify major ideas. Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, with relevant principles of chemistry, physics, geology, geography, ecology, and biology included throughout the text. Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation, the book tells us what we can do personally to conserve for the future and presents job and volunteer opportunities in the hope that some students will pursue careers in aquatic science. Texas Aquatic Science, originally developed as part of a multi-faceted education project for middle and high school students, can also be used at the college level for non-science majors, in the home-school environment, and by anyone who educates kids about nature and water. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
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Book Synopsis Stormwater Management Alternatives by : Joachim Toby Tourbier
Download or read book Stormwater Management Alternatives written by Joachim Toby Tourbier and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
