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RESEARCH ON RECREATIONAL USE OF WATERSHEDS AND RESERVOIRS
Author(s) -
Carswell J. Keith,
Symons James M.,
Robeck Gordon G.
Publication year - 1969
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.1551-8833.1969.tb03760.x
Subject(s) - recreation , recreational use , water quality , environmental planning , water resource management , quality (philosophy) , water supply , environmental science , environmental resource management , business , geography , hydrology (agriculture) , natural resource economics , political science , economics , environmental engineering , engineering , ecology , law , philosophy , geotechnical engineering , epistemology , biology
Before the controversy is settled as to whether the public should be allowed to use water supply sources for sport and play, it must first be determined how recreational use affects water quality—if at all. Five completed studies provide arguments for both sides of the question, and two studies yet to be concluded promise further data for resolving the question.