Water Resources and Conservation SOME INTERESTING BOOKS

Handbook of Water Use and Conservation

by Amy Vickers ISBN: 1931579075 Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: As water becomes increasingly scarce, water managers are seeking new and sustainable solutions to water supply problems. This handbook by a recognized leader in the water conservation field is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and state-of-the-art reference ever published on water use, conservation, and the growing array of efficiency measures to help meet future water needs. A "must have" for all professionals concerned with water management: managers, planners, engineers, consultants, policymakers, code and regulatory officials, builders, landscape designers, irrigators, academicians, and conservationists. This long-needed sourcebook: Outlines 10 key steps for a successful conservation program Describes water use characteristics of major customer sectors Provides water audit steps for homes, landscapes, businesses, factories, and farms Supplies the latest, detailed information on more than 100 water-efficiency measures for long-term demand reductions and drought response Presents estimated water savings, benefits, and costs for efficiency measures Offers hundreds of fact-filled tables, illustrations, and case studies Lists online links to conservation organizations, agencies, businesses, product suppliers, and information resources

Clean Water: An Introduction to Water Quality and Pollution Control

by Kenneth M Vigil ISBN: 0870714988 (More details...) Available at: Burnside, Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Clean Water is a book for anyone concerned about this precious resource who wants to become better informed. In straightforward language, Kenneth Vigil provides a comprehensive introduction to the many scientific, regulatory, cultural, and geographic issues associated with water quality and water pollution control.

Most other books on water quality and pollution control are highly technical and very specific, and are aimed at engineers, scientists, or attorneys. Clean Water, on the other hand, is a comprehensive discussion of the subject intended for a wider audience of science students, educators, and the general public. Clean Water summarizes the basic fundamentals of water chemistry and microbiology and outlines important water quality rules and regulations, all in concise, understandable prose. It describes the basic scientific principles behind water pollution control and the broader approach of addressing water pollution problems through watershed management. There are sections on drinking water and on citizen involvement in water pollution control efforts at home and in the community. This is a thoroughly revised edition of Vigil's 1996 book, Clean Water: The Citizen's Complete Guide to Water Quality and Water Pollution Control, which was praised by reviewers and has been used as a textbook at colleges and high schools throughout the U.S. Book News Annotation: This guide for students, water professionals, and concerned citizens provides an introduction to water quality and water pollution control. Environmental engineer Vigil describes the basic scientific principles behind water pollution control and explains the broader approach of watershed management. He also suggests ways for citizens to apply what they have learned about clean water at home and in the community. The first edition was published by Columbia Cascade Publishing in 1996 under the title . Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Handbook of Groundwater Remediation Using Permeable Reactive Barriers: Applications to Radionuclides, Trace Metals, and Nutrients
by David Naftz ISBN: 0125135637 Available at : Tehnical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Over the last century and a half, ground waters have become contaminated by a growing number of organic and inorganic substances ranging from petroleum-derived hydrocarbons to radioactive compounds, to cancer-causing hexavalent chromium. The importance of uncontaminated groundwater for agriculture, human consumption, and the environmental health of ecosystems is paramount to the health and productivity of industrial society. Water scientists and managers are focused on developing costeffective methods to reverse this trend.

Several methodologies have been developed, however few are as cost-effective as the use of readily available materials, such as iron and organic compost, for absorbing and isolating contaminants within the matrix of a permeable barrier. The Handbook of Groundwater Remediation using Permeable Reactive Barriers presents readers with this latest technology and developments within four main sections: 1. Innovations in Design, Construction, and Evaluation of PRBs 2. Development of Reactive Materials 3. Evaluations of Chemical and Biological Processes 4. Case Studies of Permeable Reactive Barrier Installations The Handbook is one of the first references specifically on this topic. It is an excellent fit for graduate students entering this emerging field as well as professionals conducting research or implementing this technology. Book News Annotation: Permeable reactive barriers (PRB) are emerging as a passive, low-cost approach to cleaning up contaminated groundwater. This collection of 17 papers provides current information on the reactive materials, design alternatives, flow systems, and evaluation methods being developed to make permeable reactive barriers a viable technology. Many of the papers share the results of existing field installations of PRBs for removing metals, radionuclides, and nutrients. Topics include the performance of limestone drains, mixtures of pelletized bone charcoal and hermatite pellets, and the chemical and biological processes that occur in PRBs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis: Uncontaminated groundwater is needed for agriculture, human consumption, and properly functioning ecosystems. Scientists and engineers are now focused on undoing the damaging effects of decades of contamination by substances such as petroleumderived pesticides and radioactive compounds. The innovative and cost-effective application of permeable reactive barriers (PRBs) has only occurred during the last five years. This technique involves using readily available minerals, such as clays and zeolites, to absorb and isolate contaminants within the matrix of a permeable barrier. This handbook, the first reference specifically on this topic, is an excellent fit for graduate students and researchers entering this emerging field. Numerous case studies provide the reader with current applications, innovations, and methods for using PRBs in the removal of inorganic contaminants from groundwater. In addition, each chapter contains a section discussing areas for additional research.

Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Waters
by Robert Glennon ISBN: 1559634006 (More details...) Condition: Standard Available at: Hawthorne Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: "Water Follies is an occasionally wry and always fascinating account of ground-water pumping and the environmental problems it causes. Robert Glennon sets forth a striking collection of stories--ranging from Down Hast Maine to San Antonio's River Walk to Atlanta's burgeoning suburbs-that bring to life the human and natural consequences of our growing national thirst. Glennon suggests common-sense legal and policy reforms that would address the most egregious situations and help minimize potentially catastrophic future effects. Synopsis: ...a book as rich in detail as it is devastating in its argument -SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Water Follies deserves a place alongside the late Marc Reisner's classic Cadillac Desert. ENVIRONMENT a lively account of hydrology -NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS if you want to scare yourself silly, read Water Follies, by Robert Jerome Glennon. In it you'll learn how America is irrigating itself to death-just like the Sumerians-while sucking its groundwater aquifers dry.-TORONTO GLOBE & MAIL

Ecology of Fresh Waters Man and Medium, Past to Future Third Edition
by Brian Moss ISBN: 0632035129 (More details...) Available at: Montgomery Warehouse Synopses & Reviews Book News Annotation: An introductory text on rivers, lakes, and wetlands, written as a basis for an entire course on fresh water ecology for undergraduate and early postgraduate students. Includes b&w photos and drawings, and color photos. In this third edition, scientific content is updated, emphasis is placed on human impacts, and there is a new chapter on the future of fresh waters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis: The third edition of this popular textbook offers a comprehensive and stimulating introduction to water ecology for undergraduate students. Designed as a text for an entire course, the book successfully combines fundamental science and the application of this science to provide an overview of this vast subject area. Synopsis: This textbook on the ecology of freshwaters traces the progression of water from rain, through upland streams, flood-plain rivers, lakes and estuaries. There is an emphasis on flowing waters and applied ecology

Applied Stochastic Hydrogeology

by Yoram Rubin ISBN: 019513804x (More details...) Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-384) and index. Book News Annotation: Covers the fundamental and practical aspects of stochastic hydrogeology, beginning with the basics of hydrogeological site characterization, the concept of Space Random Functions (SRFs), and many other concepts including the Lagrangian and Eulerian approaches to transport. Succeeding chapters address the fundamentals of stochastic site characterization; estimation and simulation; the flow equation and the hydraulic head; the velocity field; stochastic tools for modeling transport of tracers in heterogeneous media; principles, models, and applications of the Eulerian and the Lagrangian approaches to modeling the transport of solutes; characterization and flow processes and transport in the vadose zone; and quantifying and accounting for uncertainty. Suitable for established hydrogeologists and for new practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in the fields of engineering and sciences. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Handbook of Water Sensitive Planning and Design Stems (Integrated Studies in Water Management and Land Development)
by Robert Lawre France ISBN: 1566705622 Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Book News Annotation: This work presents the history of water as a design and planning element in landscape architecture and describes new interpretations of water management, water sensitive planning, and design. Practitioners in landscape

architecture, fisheries resource management, civil engineering, citizen activism, and watershed policy management address the subject of site-specific water sensitive design and look at issues related to the water sensitive planning of riparian buffers and watersheds. The editor provides a response to accompany each contribution, summarizing the chapter and emphasizing links to other chapters. Discussion summaries at the end of each section look at past problems and future directions. France teaches landscape ecology and directs the Center for Technology and Environment at Harvard University. Material originated at a Spring 2000 symposium held at Harvard University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Water, Rivers & Creeks

by Luna Leopold ISBN: 0935702989 Available at: Hawthorne Synopses & Reviews Book News Annotation: Leopold (geology and geophysics, U. of California-Berkeley) offers a non-technical account of hydrology and water resources for environmental students, activists, policy makers. He illustrates the text with black-and-white photographs and simple graphs. Expanded and reorganized from Water--A Primer published by W. H. Freeman in 1974 and long out of print. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Description: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-178) and index. Table of Contents Part I. Hydrology and morphology. Precipitation; Infiltration; Groundwater; Surface water; The river channel-formation and Maintenance River, creeks, and vegetation --Part II. The water resource and its management. Water Supply; Water use; Water availability and its quality ;Land management and its relation to water ;Demands and disposal ;Water-our common pleasure and our common responsibility.

River Channel Management: Towards Sustainable Catchment Hydrosystems (Arnold Publication)

by Peter W Downs ISBN: 0340759690 Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: This is the first book to deal comprehensively with recent revolutions in river channel management. It explores the multidisciplinary nature of such management in relation to modern management techniques that bear the

background of the entire drainage basin in mind, use channel restoration where appropriate, and are designed to be sustainable. Synopsis: This title provides a critical assessment of current research on river channel management. It explains why river channel management is needed, what needs to be managed, and examines how river management has changed over the historical term.

Options for Remote Monitoring and Control of Small Drinking Water Facilities
by Albert J. Et Al Pollack ISBN: 1574770721 Available at: Quimby Warehouse Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments: This book provides information to select, design, and implement remote telemetry supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for use with various water treatment systems. The book also contains information on the sensitivity and reliability of various techniques for remote monitoring and control as well as transmittance and receiving of electronic information. The book will be especially valuable to those responsible for the approximately 190,000 small drinking water treatment systems throughout the United States. Communities being served by small treatment systems often do not have the resources to support qualified operators for their systems. Options outlined in the book for remote monitoring and control provide a mechanism for individuals to understand, select, design, and evaluate emerging technologies in water quality monitoring, process control, data acquisition, and data transmitting/receiving. Implementing selected options could significantly reduce the cost of operating a treatment system, thereby bringing safe drinking water within reach of small communities. In addition to the in-depth discussion of water quality and remote monitoring technologies, the book includes information on water quality regulations and commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) devices for water quality monitoring, process control, data acquisition, and data transmitting/receiving. Book News Annotation: Especially for small municipalities that need water treatment plants but often cannot afford to support qualified operators for them, provides information on selecting, designing, and implementing remote telemetry supervisory control and data acquisition. Assesses the sensitivity and reliability of various techniques for monitoring and control and for transmitting and receiving electronic information. Also considers regulations. Most of the study was originally a report for the US Environmental Protection Agency. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Nalco Water Handbook 2ND Edition

by Frank N Kemmer ISBN: 0070458723 Dustjacket: None Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Prepared by a staff of experts in the field and sponsored by the largest company in the world specializing in chemicals for water treatment, this is the comprehensive sourcebook on water supply and treatment. It offers practical advice on how to improve water quality, optimize water usage and treatment processes, and avoid mistakes when dealing with vendors. Here, in one convenient reference, is everything you need to know about the best use of water in any situation and the best way to condition it. The book fully covers these important topics: * water disposal * chemistry of water * industrial use of water * water sources * water contaminants * water used by municipalities * water treatment This new Second Edition has been revised and updated to reflect major advances in technology, in all aspects of the field, from analysis to unit operations. There is new coverage of coal and coke gasification...electric furnace steel and direct reduction steel production...ultrapure water as used in pharmaceutical plants, the electronics industry, and utility plants...acid rain...treating contaminated groundwater and toxic leachates...and chemical feed systems. New material is presented in the rapidly expanding areas of membrane separation and ion exchange. There's also a new chapter on energy which will be of particular interest to water chemists, especially those in utility plants.

Dictionary of Water Engineering

by Ken Nelson ISBN: 1853394904 Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: * clear and spacious layout for easy reference and reading * 3500 terms, clearly defined * numerous key terms explained more fully * cross-references to associated and alternative terms * illustrations help clarify more complex terms, equipment and structures The Dictionary of Water Engineering provides an essential and up-to-date source of information on all aspects of water engineering and technology. Emphasis is placed on small-scale supply, the needs of poorer communities and on the importance of sustainability. The entries cover water supplies for urban and rural communities, wastewater systems, water resources, hydrology, irrigation, river improvement,

drainage, erosion, groundwater exploration, hydrography, flood protection, hydraulic machines, dams and water power. The dictionary is designed to meet the needs of engineers, technicians and students throughout the world. It is a practical reference tool for down-to-earth use by all those involved in water and sanitation programs from planners to fieldworkers. Synopsis: This is an essential, up-to-date and economically priced source of information on all aspects of water engineering and technology. Emphasis is placed on the needs of poorer communities and on the importance of environmental sustainability. The entries cover the many facets of water engineering and technology including: water supplies for urban and rural communities, wastewater systems, water resources, hydrology, irrigation, river improvement, drainage, erosion, groundwater exploration, hydrography, flood protection, hydraulic machines, dams and water power. The dictionary is designed to meet the needs of engineers, technicians and students. It offers practical down-to-earth guidance for all those involved in sustainable development programs, from planners to field workers.

Hydrologic and Hydraulic Modeling Support with Geographic Information Systems

by David Maidment ISBN: 1879102803 Available at: Quimby Warehouse, Technical Synopses & Reviews Synopsis: Explains how GIS applications can be used to study water models such as watershed delineation, topographic characteristic extraction, and flood-plain extent determination.

Urban Storm water Management Tools (McGraw-Hill Engineering Reference Guide Series)
by Larry W Mays ISBN: 0071428372 (More details...) Available at: Quimby Warehouse, Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Managing Urban Stormwater Systems Managing storm water flow is a particular challenge in urban environments. Urban Storm water Management Tools details the design of basins and detection systems, covers subsurface and wetland issues, and presents a complete methodology for regulating sewer overflow. It includes methods for: * Hydrologically and hydraulically analyzing storm water systems * Designing storm water inlets, storm sewers, detention systems and infiltration basins

* Learning about design methods ranging from the rational method to advanced simulation and optimization methods for sewer systems * Integrating operations and management considerations into designs * Performing risk/reliability analysis of storm water systems Book News Annotation: Mays (civil and environmental engineering, Arizona State University) presents material on the design of basins and detection systems for managing storm water flow in urban environments and on subsurface and wetland issues, and provides a complete methodology for regulating sewer overflow. Coverage encompasses hydrology and hydraulics for excess water management, design of storm water inlets, hydraulics of sewer systems, design of detention systems, design of infiltration basins for storm water, and risk/reliability models for design. The book is a reference for engineers, managers, operators, and analysts involved with various aspects of urban storm water systems. Annotation 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Kinematic Wave Modeling in Water Resources, Environmental Hydrology

by Vijay P Singh ISBN: 0471109487 Available at: Montgomery Warehouse Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Kinematics wave (KW) modeling methods are gaining wide acceptance as fast and accurate methods for handling a wide range of water modeling problems. This book provides a through reference to the application of KW methods to such problems as the spatial representation of watersheds, overland flow routing, and channel flow routing. Focuses on environmental applications such as subsurface flow, hydraulic conductivity, surface irrigation, snow hydrology, water quality and surface-subsurface flow. Book News Annotation: A textbook for a one-semester graduate or senior undergraduate course on physical hydrology for civil engineering students. Explores the application of the kinematic wave theory to environmental problems not covered in the usual hydrology text. Emphasizes how the continuum nature of environmental problems requires an interdisciplinary approach to solve them, and clarifies the role hydrology plays in addressing such problems and developing such approaches. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Fundamentals of Environmental Discharge Modeling (CRC Mechanical Engineering)

by Lorin Davis ISBN: 0849396573 Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: This book examines engineering and mathematical models for documenting and approving mechanical and environmental discharges. The author emphasizes engineering design considerations as well as applications to waste water and atmospheric discharges. Topics include the fundamentals of turbulent jet mixing, dilution concepts, and mixing zone concepts; diffuser configurations and head loss calculations; and different modeling techniques and accepted models. Description: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-150) and index.

The World's Water 2002-2003 by Gleick, Peter

The World's Water is the leading source of information on the state of the world's freshwater resources, offering comprehensive and accessible analysis of the most important topics in water resource policy worldwide. It reviews major trends and events and provides the most up-to-date data available on water resources and their use. As did the earlier volumes, the 2002-2003 editions includes insightful analysis of a wide range of water issues followed by overview chapters on key topics of current interest. It offers tables of water data, and examines the causes and impacts of water overuse and degradation as well as institutions involved in governing water resources. Most importantly, it establishes strategies and standards by which we can begin to set water policy on a more rational, equitable, and sustainable course. The World's Water is the only book that offers current data and analysis on freshwater resources worldwide and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them. It is an authoritative reference for non specialists and specialists alike, including policymakers, water resources specialists, and planners, as well as students and scholars in environmental policy, geography, hydrology, ecology, and related fields. Edition : First Publisher: Island Press, Washington Date Published: 2002 ISBN : 1559639490 Alibris ID: 8273299789 Seller information: Candy Books, OH, USA

World's Water, 2004-2005: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources

By : Peter H. Gleick, with Nicholas L. Cain, Dana Haasz, Christine Henges-Jeck, Catherine M. Hunt, Michael Kiparsky, Marcus Moench, Meena Palaniappan, Veena Srinivasan, and Gary H. Wolff Publisher: Island Press Subject: Global Issues: Water Resources, Freshwater Ecosystems, Resource Management: Policy and Law, Water Quality Pub Date: 2004 Price: $35.00 ISBN: 1-55963-536-3

Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit

2002 ISBN 0-89608-650-X paper $14.00 ISBN 0-89608-651-8 cloth $40.00Vandana Shiva Contents Preface Introduction Converting Abundance Into Scarcity 1 Water Rights: The State, The Market, The Community 2 Climate Change and the Water Crisis 3 The Colonization of Rivers: Dams and Water Wars 4 The World Bank, WTO, and Corporate Control Over Water 5 Food and Water 6 Converting Scarcity Into Abundance 7 The Sacred Waters In Water Wars, Vandana Shiva uses her remarkable knowledge of science and society to analyze the historical erosion of communal water rights. Examining the international water trade, damming, mining, and aquafarming, Shiva exposes the destruction of the earth and the disenfranchisement of the world's poor as they are stripped of their rights to a precious common good. In Water Wars, Shiva reveals how many of the most important conflicts of our time, most often camouflaged as ethnic wars or religious wars, such as the ongoing IsraeliPalestinian conflict, are in fact conflicts over scarce but vital natural resources. Shiva celebrates the spiritual and traditional role water has played in communities throughout history, and warns that water privatization threatens cultures and livelihoods worldwide. She calls for a movement to preserve water access for all, and offers a blueprint for global resistance based on examples of successful campaigns like the one in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where citizens fought for and retained their water rights.

Water: The Fate of Our Most Precious Resource

By Marq de Villiers Mariner Books ISBN: 0618127445; $15.00 EAN: 9780618127443 Paperback; 368 pages Publication Date: 07/12/2001 Trim Size: 5.50 x 8.25 Carton Quantity: 24 Subject(s): NATURE: Nature - Environmental Conservation Description: In his award-winning book WATER, Marq de Villiers provides an eye-opening account of how we are using, misusing, and abusing our planet's most vital resource. Encompassing ecological, historical, and cultural perspectives, de Villiers reports from hot spots as diverse as China, Las Vegas, and the Middle East, where swelling populations and unchecked development have stressed fresh water supplies nearly beyond remedy. Political struggles for control of water rage around the globe, and rampant pollution daily poses dire ecological theats. With one eye on these looming crises and the other on the history of our dependence on our planet's most precious commodity, de Villiers has crafted a powerful narrative about the lifeblood of civilizations that will be "a wake-up call for concerned citizens, environmentalists, policymakers, and water drinkers everywhere" (Publishers Weekly).

Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Freshwaters. Island Press, 2004. Glennon, Robert. Binding: Paperback Condition: Brand New ISBN: 15596 EAN: 9781559634007 34006 Book Id: 12995 Number Of Pages: 354 Publication Date: January 01, 2004 Publisher: Island Press; Sales Rank: 59607; Price: $17.95

Water Wars: Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst by Diane Raines Ward
ISBN: 1573222291 Subtitle: Drought, Flood, Folly and the Politics of Thirst Author: Ward, Diane Raines Publisher: Penguin Putnam Available at: Montgomery Warehouse Copyright: 2002 Edition Number: 1st Series Volume: 116 Publication Date: August 2002 Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: "This is a wonderful book, a wake-up call of startling clarity and insight, with a flood of facts and anecdotes that place the abstract into riveting human perspective. I will never turn on the rap again without thinking about where water comes from and where it goes." (Ken Burns, producer and director of the Civil War, Baseball, and Jazz documentaries.) The story of water is complex, with roots as deep as civilization itself, but what we hear about it today is simple and stark: the world's supply is in severe crisis. Even when we're not confronted with alarming news of another drought, we're reminded of environmental changes and a growing world population that threaten to turn water into a matter over which wars will be fought. Despite these urgent warnings, how many of us can say we understand the elemental forces that brought us to such a precarious state, or what we might do to get out of it?

The Great Thirst: Californians and Water: A History

by Norris Jr Hundley ISBN: 0520224566 (More details...) Available at: Burnside, Quimby Warehouse Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West by Donald Worster

Synopsis: The story of "the great thirst" is brought up to date in this revised edition of Norris Hundley's outstanding history, with additional photographs and incisive descriptions of the major water-policy issues facing California now. Photos. Maps. Description: Includes bibliographical references (p. 683-[762]) and index. Product Details ISBN: 0520224566 Subtitle: Californians and Water: A History Author: Hundley, Norris, Jr. Publisher: University of California Press Edition Description: Revised Publication Date: May 2001

Every Drop for Sale: Our Desperate Battle Over Water

Just when you thought it was safe to go in the drink, along comes Every Drop for Sale. Author Rothfeder outlines the many errors we've made over the past seventy-five years in water management, with the heaviest condemnation falling on dams, "water management" plans, destruction of wetlands, and excessive pumping of aquifers. He even had the gall to go for the tour of Hoover Dam and ask the guides and the visitors if they knew that the very existence of the dam was folly, and that it had wreaked incredible damage on the entire Colorado River Basin.

The Last Oasis: Facing Water Scarcity

Sandra Postel November 1992 ISBN: 0-393-31744-7 240 pages $10.95 As we approach the twenty-first century, we are entering a new eraan era of water scarcity. We have taken for granted seemingly endless supplies of water flowing from reservoirs, wells, and diversion projects; access to water has been key to food security, industrialization, and the growth of cities.

In Last Oasis, author Sandra Postel explains that decades of profligacy and mismanagement of the world's water resources have produced signs of shortages and environmental destruction. She writes with authority and clarity of the limits ecological, economic, and politicalof this vital natural resource. She explores the potential for conflict over water between nations, and between urban and rural residents. And she offers a sensible way out of such struggles. Last Oasis makes clear that the technologies and know-how exist to increase the productivity of very liter of water. But citizens must first understand the issues and insist on policies, laws, and institutions that promote the sustainable use of water.

Fresh Water.
Pielou, E. C. With the eye of a professional scientist and the passion of a dedicated amateur, E. C. Pielou conducts a guided tour of fresh water on its course through the natural world. As the world's supply of clean, fresh water continues to dwindle, it becomes increasingly important to understand the close connection between water and all forms of life. Pielou's fascination with fresh water gives us a "natural history" that is remarkable and surprising.

WATER: A NATURAL HISTORY by Alice Outwater Look at the history of man's dependence on and abuse of water. Travel from the reservoir to the toilet, the grasslands of the Midwest to the Everglades of Florida, through a wastewater treatment plant and out to the waterways to see how complex ecological systems have kept water remarkably clean for a long time, but we have affected these systems to the point they can no longer do their jobs. 212 pages, 14 x 21 cm, paperback, 1996. Retail: $13.00

Fundamentals of Environmental Discharge Modeling (CRC Mechanical Engineering)

by Lorin Davis ISBN: 0849396573 (More details...) Condition: Standard Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: This book examines engineering and mathematical models for documenting and approving mechanical and environmental discharges. The author emphasizes engineering design considerations as well as applications to waste water and atmospheric discharges. Topics include the fundamentals of turbulent jet mixing, dilution concepts, and mixing zone concepts; diffuser configurations and head loss calculations; and different modeling techniques and accepted models. Description: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-150) and index. Series: CRC mechanical engineering series Product Details Publication Date: November 1998 ISBN: 0849396573 Binding: Hardcover Author: Davis, Lorin R. Language: English Author: Davis, L. R. Pages: 352 Publisher: CRC Press Dimensions: 9.59x6.42x.57 in. .90 lbs. Copyright: 1998

Water Treatment Plant Design 3RD Edition

by Awwa ISBN: 0070016437 Condition: Standard Available at: Technical Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: Capitalize on new planning, design, and construction methods for today's water treatment facilities. Let a team of water treatment plant design experts--with contributions from more than 30

international authorities--give you comprehensive guidance on modernizing existing water treatment facilities and planning new ones. Now with more than 70 percent new material, the Third Edition of this classic reference continues to offer unsurpassed coverage of topics ranging from initial plans and permits through design, construction, and start-up. This outstanding reference will enable you to learn about: Environmental impact and project permitting; Site selection; Master planning and treatment process selection; Ion exchange; Membrane processes; Activated carbon processes; Hydraulics; Architectural; Pilot plant design; Construction costs; Operations and maintenance; And more. In addition, you'll be informed about the latest U.S. EPA regulations and design with flexibility to meet potential requirements. You'll also find information on instrumentation and control, structural, electrical, and design reliability developments-plus updates of water treatment methods such as aeration, coagulation, flocculation, clarification, filtration, oxidation, and disinfection. Book News Annotation: The 29 contributions in this reference work for project engineers and managers involved with water treatment plant design cover the organization and execution of a plant project from planning and permitting, through design, construction, and start-up . In particular, the authors describe general preliminary and final design phases, engineering needs, design practices for the major categories of unit processes, and support systems associated with the design of treatment facilities. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Product Details ISBN: 0070016437 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing Copyright: 1997 Edition Number: 3 Dimensions: 9.33x6.39x2.35 in. 3.18 lbs. Edition Description: Includes bibliographical references and index. Series Volume: 124 Publication Date: October 1997 Pages: 806

Natural Resource Management and Policy #25: Water Development and Poverty Reduction
by I H Olcay Unver ISBN: 140207431x (More details...) Available at: Catacombs Warehouse Publisher Comments: Despite recent improvements in water management, approximately1.4 billion people lack adequate water and about 3 billion people lackadequate sanitation services. It is commonly acknowledged that

theseand other water problems affect the poor adversely in terms of theirlivelihoods, their health, and their vulnerability to water-relatednatural disasters.The authors of this edited volume have broad experience managing waterdevelopment projects - integrated social-economic programsaimed directly at poverty reduction in different regions of the developing world. In the book's four Parts, they offer an interdisciplinary approach to many issues that contribute to the relationship between water and poverty. Part I includes articles on the conceptual and methodological issues concerning poverty reduction through water resources development. It also offers analysis of quantitative measurements of poverty reduction, including some approaches for creating a Water Poverty Index. Part II considers the institutional frameworks for management of water and poverty reduction. Topics range from community-based decision making to international leadership. Part III encompasses discussions on participatory irrigation management and the privatization of urban water supplies and sewerage and the link to poverty. Case studies from India, Turkey, and Jordan make up Part IV. The studies present diverse water management and development practices for poverty reduction, including realistic pricing and effective irrigation practices, the use of water as an engine for sustainable development, small and large scale strategies for reducing the risks and uncertainties in water availability and food security, the economic value of improved water supplies, and the positive impact of small-scale development projects. Book News Annotation: Noting that many of the world's poor are caught in a vicious cycle wherein water issues deepen poverty which in turn adversely affects access to water, the editors (all from the Turkish government's Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration) present 14 chapters that address, through an interdisciplinary approach, the relationship between water and poverty. After addressing some conceptual and methodological issues, the contributions explore institutional frameworks for water management and poverty reduction; the privatization of water supply and possible alternatives; and case studies of water management practices from India, Turkey, and Jordan. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Product Details ISBN: 140207431X Publisher: Springer Copyright: 2003 Edition Description: Includes bibliographical references and index. Dimensions: 9.70x6.32x.99 in. 1.56 lbs Series: Natural Resource Management and Policy Series Volume: IB/98-325 Publication Date: April 2003 Pages: 340

Wetlands: Mitigating & Regulating Development Impacts

by David Salvesen ISBN: 0874207525 Condition: Standard Available at: Montgomery Warehouse Synopses & Reviews Book News Annotation: Overviews issues of development versus preservation and the role of mitigation, explains the nature and types of wetlands, analyzes federal and state programs to protect and restore wetlands, reviews recent court decisions and cases still pending, and details mitigation strategies for minimizing damage to wetlands from construction projects. Includes seven examples of state wetlands programs. Contains b&w photos and diagrams and a glossary of plant names. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Product Details ISBN: 0874207525 Subtitle: (mitigating and regulating development impacts ) Author: Salvesen, David Pages: vi, 150 p. Publisher: Urban Land Institute Edition Number: 2nd ed. Publication Date: 1994 Binding: TRADE PAPER

Groundwater contamination and control

by Uri Zoller ISBN: 0824789911 (More details...) Condition: Standard Available at: Catacombs Warehouse Synopses & Reviews Book News Annotation:A volume that reflects the state of the art and current frontiers in groundwater contamination and control, aimed at setting the agenda for future rational, researchbased groundwater-management policy and the strategies to be implemented locally and internationally. Many recent developments are discussed, using the system/case study approach,

and references to the current literature are provided. The volume is divided into five parts: fundamentals, scope, and issues; sources and types of groundwater contamination; analysis and monitoring of contamination in groundwater; remediation and rehabilitation of contaminated groundwater; and the challenge. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Product Details ISBN: 0824789911 Author: Zoller, Uri Publisher: M. Dekker Edition Description: Includes bibliographical references and index. Series: Mycology Series Series Volume: 11 Publication Date: c1994 Language: English Pages: xii, 712 p