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Restoring quality of receiving water gains higher profile
Author(s) -
Parmelee Mary A.
Publication year - 2002
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.1551-8833.2002.tb09489.x
Subject(s) - combined sewer , water quality , pollutant , environmental science , water resource management , surface water , environmental engineering , quality (philosophy) , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental planning , environmental resource management , engineering , geotechnical engineering , surface runoff , ecology , stormwater , philosophy , epistemology , biology
This article discusses how increased regulatory pressures on cities to control combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) of pollutants to receiving waters are producing innovative engineering to improve water quality in surface waters and watersheds.