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Implications of discharging potable water in Southern California
Author(s) -
Beuhler Mark D.,
III Edward G. Means
Publication year - 1994
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.1551-8833.1994.tb06182.x
Subject(s) - potable water , limiting , environmental science , range (aeronautics) , water resource management , pollutant , water discharge , flood myth , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , flood control , engineering , geography , ecology , mechanical engineering , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , biology , aerospace engineering
Water utility managers need to consider a wide range of effects when controlling discharge parameters. Controlling periodic discharges of potable water into streambeds, reservoirs, and flood‐control channels presents a wide range of challenges for water utility managers. The authors examine the physical, chemical, and biological effects of discharges, which are regulated by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program. They also warn that future regulation of discharges will become more severe, limiting options for utilities and making permits more difficult to obtain.