Author: Kenneth M. Vigil
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870714986
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are sections on drinking water and a concluding chapter entitled "Getting Personal about Clean Water" about citizen involvement at home and in the community."--BOOK JACKET.
Clean Water
Author: Kenneth M. Vigil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Mississippi River Water Quality and the Clean Water Act
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309177812
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation's best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river's ecosystems and the environmental goods and services they provide. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972, is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States, employing regulatory and nonregulatory measures designed to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways. The Clean Water Act has reduced much pollution in the Mississippi River from "point sources" such as industries and water treatment plants, but problems stemming from urban runoff, agriculture, and other "non-point sources" have proven more difficult to address. This book concludes that too little coordination among the 10 states along the river has left the Mississippi River an "orphan" from a water quality monitoring and assessment perspective. Stronger leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is needed to address these problems. Specifically, the EPA should establish a water quality data-sharing system for the length of the river, and work with the states to establish and achieve water quality standards. The Mississippi River corridor states also should be more proactive and cooperative in their water quality programs. For this effort, the EPA and the Mississippi River states should draw upon the lengthy experience of federal-interstate cooperation in managing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309177812
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
The Mississippi River is, in many ways, the nation's best known and most important river system. Mississippi River water quality is of paramount importance for sustaining the many uses of the river including drinking water, recreational and commercial activities, and support for the river's ecosystems and the environmental goods and services they provide. The Clean Water Act, passed by Congress in 1972, is the cornerstone of surface water quality protection in the United States, employing regulatory and nonregulatory measures designed to reduce direct pollutant discharges into waterways. The Clean Water Act has reduced much pollution in the Mississippi River from "point sources" such as industries and water treatment plants, but problems stemming from urban runoff, agriculture, and other "non-point sources" have proven more difficult to address. This book concludes that too little coordination among the 10 states along the river has left the Mississippi River an "orphan" from a water quality monitoring and assessment perspective. Stronger leadership from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is needed to address these problems. Specifically, the EPA should establish a water quality data-sharing system for the length of the river, and work with the states to establish and achieve water quality standards. The Mississippi River corridor states also should be more proactive and cooperative in their water quality programs. For this effort, the EPA and the Mississippi River states should draw upon the lengthy experience of federal-interstate cooperation in managing water quality in the Chesapeake Bay.
Growing Clean Water
Author: B. C. Wolverton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Clean Water
Author: Beth Geiger
Publisher: Flash Point
ISBN: 9781596435773
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Real solutions to real environmental problems. A Sally Ride Science book. Part of a series that teaches readers how to live green, Clean Water describes how water is used and what can be done to protect this precious resource. Learn about developing technologies for recycling and desalinating water that are helping to bring clean water to people all over the world. Packed with full-color illustrations, this is middle-grade nonfiction at its most informative and instructive.
Publisher: Flash Point
ISBN: 9781596435773
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Real solutions to real environmental problems. A Sally Ride Science book. Part of a series that teaches readers how to live green, Clean Water describes how water is used and what can be done to protect this precious resource. Learn about developing technologies for recycling and desalinating water that are helping to bring clean water to people all over the world. Packed with full-color illustrations, this is middle-grade nonfiction at its most informative and instructive.
Clean Water for All
Author: Danielle Haynes
Publisher: 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN: 1725323079
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Today, 785 million people are living without access to safe water. Water-related illnesses are responsible for almost 1 million deaths each year. Clean water should be a basic human right, but far too few people have access to it. With this informative book, readers will study the global water crisis, how it reached its current state, and its impact on the environment and human lives. Real-life examples of the steps being taken to save Earth's water resources and improve the quality and availability of drinking water will inspire budding environmentalists to take action.
Publisher: 'The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc'
ISBN: 1725323079
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Today, 785 million people are living without access to safe water. Water-related illnesses are responsible for almost 1 million deaths each year. Clean water should be a basic human right, but far too few people have access to it. With this informative book, readers will study the global water crisis, how it reached its current state, and its impact on the environment and human lives. Real-life examples of the steps being taken to save Earth's water resources and improve the quality and availability of drinking water will inspire budding environmentalists to take action.
Clean Water
Author: Kenneth M. Vigil
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870714986
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are sections on drinking water and a concluding chapter entitled "Getting Personal about Clean Water" about citizen involvement at home and in the community."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780870714986
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
There are sections on drinking water and a concluding chapter entitled "Getting Personal about Clean Water" about citizen involvement at home and in the community."--BOOK JACKET.
The Value of Clean Water
Author: Richard T. Carson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water quality management
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water quality management
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Clean Water Policy and State Choice
Author: John C. Morris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108839126
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
This book examines the US Water Quality Act to determine state choice in water infrastructure policy, for researchers and policymakers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108839126
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 299
Book Description
This book examines the US Water Quality Act to determine state choice in water infrastructure policy, for researchers and policymakers.
The Clean Water Act
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Clean Water
Author: Kenneth M. Vigil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description