Download PDF Winter Issue of The Bridge on Sustainable Water Resources December 15, 2011 Volume 41 Issue 4 Articles In This Issue Critical Issues and Sustainability Challenges for a Large Metropolitan Water-Wastewater Facility Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorMohammad Habibian Water-wastewater utilities face critical issues in every aspect of their operation. Water and wastewater (W-WW) utilities and the people who operate them are public servants dedicated to protecting public health and the environment by providing safe drinking water and managing wastewater in an ... A Plea for a Coordinated National Water Policy Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorGerald E. Galloway Jr. The United States has no national policies or institutions in place to deal with the major water challenges that lie ahead. U.S. scientists chartered by Congress through the National Academies have affirmed that climate change is occurring, identified its potential impacts, and concluded that it ... Managing Sustainable Water Supplies Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorRutherford H. Platt The New York City and Metropolitan Boston Experience1 New York City and metropolitan Boston have been pioneers in protecting their source waters through effective watershed management. In the mid-19th century, New York City (only Manhattan Island at the time) and Boston, Massachusetts, faced ... Nutrient Control in Large-Scale U.S. Watersheds Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorDavid A. Dzombak The Chesapeake Bay and Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic conditions in the Chesapeake Bay and northern Gulf of Mexico are examples of the challenges posed by large-scale nonpoint discharges of nutrients. Nutrient contamination of surface waters, especially from nitrogen and phosphorus, has long ... The Sustainability of Water Resources in the Colorado River Basin Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorJeffrey Jacobs Studies of Colorado River flows have called into question traditional assumptions about long-term mean flows and availability. The hydrologic limits of U.S. water supply systems, conflicts over shared water resources, and drought-induced water shortages are increasingly prominent topics of ... Ron Latanision Named New Editor-in-Chief of The Bridge Thursday, December 15, 2011 Editor’s Note With the publication of this issue, NAE welcomes Dr. Ronald M. Latanision as the new editor-in-chief of The Bridge. Dr. Latanision replaces former editor-in-chief and NAE Foreign Secretary George Bugliarello, who passed away in February 2011. Dr. Latanision is ... Protecting Our Most Precious Natural Resource Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorStephen D. Parker Editor’s Note Global challenges related to water, a precious and limited resource, will become increasingly difficult over the coming decades. These challenges encompass: providing adequate amounts of clean water; controlling polluted runoff and groundwater; maintaining healthy ...
Critical Issues and Sustainability Challenges for a Large Metropolitan Water-Wastewater Facility Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorMohammad Habibian Water-wastewater utilities face critical issues in every aspect of their operation. Water and wastewater (W-WW) utilities and the people who operate them are public servants dedicated to protecting public health and the environment by providing safe drinking water and managing wastewater in an ...
A Plea for a Coordinated National Water Policy Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorGerald E. Galloway Jr. The United States has no national policies or institutions in place to deal with the major water challenges that lie ahead. U.S. scientists chartered by Congress through the National Academies have affirmed that climate change is occurring, identified its potential impacts, and concluded that it ...
Managing Sustainable Water Supplies Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorRutherford H. Platt The New York City and Metropolitan Boston Experience1 New York City and metropolitan Boston have been pioneers in protecting their source waters through effective watershed management. In the mid-19th century, New York City (only Manhattan Island at the time) and Boston, Massachusetts, faced ...
Nutrient Control in Large-Scale U.S. Watersheds Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorDavid A. Dzombak The Chesapeake Bay and Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic conditions in the Chesapeake Bay and northern Gulf of Mexico are examples of the challenges posed by large-scale nonpoint discharges of nutrients. Nutrient contamination of surface waters, especially from nitrogen and phosphorus, has long ...
The Sustainability of Water Resources in the Colorado River Basin Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorJeffrey Jacobs Studies of Colorado River flows have called into question traditional assumptions about long-term mean flows and availability. The hydrologic limits of U.S. water supply systems, conflicts over shared water resources, and drought-induced water shortages are increasingly prominent topics of ...
Ron Latanision Named New Editor-in-Chief of The Bridge Thursday, December 15, 2011 Editor’s Note With the publication of this issue, NAE welcomes Dr. Ronald M. Latanision as the new editor-in-chief of The Bridge. Dr. Latanision replaces former editor-in-chief and NAE Foreign Secretary George Bugliarello, who passed away in February 2011. Dr. Latanision is ...
Protecting Our Most Precious Natural Resource Thursday, December 15, 2011 AuthorStephen D. Parker Editor’s Note Global challenges related to water, a precious and limited resource, will become increasingly difficult over the coming decades. These challenges encompass: providing adequate amounts of clean water; controlling polluted runoff and groundwater; maintaining healthy ...