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A Long Island Sound Reservoir
Author(s) -
Gerard Robert D.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1967.tb03464.x
Subject(s) - sound (geography) , bridge (graph theory) , mainland , economic shortage , water supply , mainland china , water resource management , civil engineering , environmental science , oceanography , environmental resource management , geography , engineering , geology , archaeology , environmental engineering , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , china
In response to the water shortages of the northeastern U.S., this article proposes the development of Long Island Sound into a coastal reservoir. The dual‐purpose objectives of the project are to provide a reliable and adequate water supply, and to provide two important bridge‐dam links between Long Island and the mainland. The article discusses the engineering considerations of the bridge‐dam links, the removal of salt water from the reservoir, the economics of the project, and arguments for and against the project.