Principles of Water Resources: History, Development, Management, and PolicyWith all new and updated material, the third edition provides civil engineers with a complete history of water availability. It also delves into government development, management, and policy of water usage. New information is included on international water issues, water measurement, and telemetry. Additional details are also presented on global warming and its impact on water resources. In addition, environmental engineers will gain a current understanding of the field through updated case studies and images that make the material more relevant. |
Contents
Projects | 6 |
Early Water Transportation Development | 13 |
CHAPTER 2 | 21 |
The Hydrologic Cycle | 27 |
Weather | 55 |
Wind Speed and Direction | 62 |
CHAPTER 3 | 68 |
SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY | 74 |
Groundwater Allocation Law | 282 |
CHAPTER 9 | 290 |
U S Bureau of Reclamation | 306 |
CHAPTER 10 | 336 |
Local Water Agencies | 338 |
Regional Water Agencies | 348 |
State Water Agencies | 355 |
DRINKINGWATER AND WASTEWATER | 374 |
Lakes | 83 |
Flood Events | 91 |
Transport and Deposition | 97 |
GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY | 104 |
Glaciated Terrain | 111 |
Groundwater Movement | 121 |
Locating and Mapping Groundwater | 127 |
CHAPTER 5 | 137 |
Water Quality Management | 167 |
Water Sampling | 175 |
CASE STUDY Grand Coulee Dam and Franklin | 231 |
CASE STUDY | 249 |
18001847 | 258 |
1900Present | 272 |
Federal Protection of Drinking Water in the United | 383 |
Historical Perspective on Wastewater | 393 |
WATER FISH AND WILDLIFE | 406 |
Wetlands and Wildlife | 415 |
THE ECONOMICS OF WATER | 441 |
Water Banking | 450 |
Texas | 457 |
Georgia | 463 |
CHAPTER 15 | 482 |
Conclusions | 499 |
PHOTO AND ILLUSTRATION CREDITS | 509 |
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