Pollution and Water Quality
According to the United Nations, declining water quality has become a global issue of concern as human populations grow, industrial and agricultural activities expand, and climate change threatens to cause major alterations to the hydrological cycle. Resources available in this sub-theme include manuals describing water quality testing and treatment, reports and assessments of water quality from around the world, methods of maintaining water quality and managing pollution, and other resources that support enabling environments for effective water quality control.
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Pollution and Water Quality Resources
Groundwater Tracers
Published:
January 1, 1970National Groundwater Association
This publication takes a comprehensive look at the important subject of tracing and describes how to plan a test. Outlines for 12 types of tests are included.Read more
Drought Response and Recovery Guide for Water Utilities
Published:
March 1, 2016U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This interactive, user-friendly guide provides worksheets, best practices, videos and key resources for responding to drought emergencies and building long-term resilience. The guide relays lessons learned from seven small- to medium-sized utilities nationwide that have responded to extreme drought...Read more
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GlobalChina Urban Water Blueprint
Published:
April 21, 2016The Nature Conservancy
The China Urban Water Blueprint provides a scientific understanding of the current status of urban water sources and the potential for nature-based conservation in China. This report surveyed the source water catchments of the 30 fastest growing, large cities in China and compared and analyzed the...Read more
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East Asia and PacificBuilding Regional Threat Based Networks for Estuaries in the Western United States
Published:
January 1, 2011The Nature Conservancy
This study categorizes estuaries of the western United States into hierarchical networks that share similar threat characteristics to analyze the spatial extent of estuary threats. Read more
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United States, North AmericaProtecting Drinking Water at the Source
Published:
October 1, 2016World Resources Institute
Watershed investment programs offer promising pathways to securing safe drinking water. But what does it take to establish and grow a successful watershed investment program? Program investors and practitioners are looking for guidance and ideas on how to build a program that works for their own...Read more
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