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Groundwater Storage and Sustainable Stream Flows
Author(s) -
Anderson Robert H.,
Pancoast Robert
Publication year - 2005
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.1551-8833.2005.tb10923.x
Subject(s) - streams , environmental science , endangered species , aquatic ecosystem , stream flow , groundwater , fish <actinopterygii> , ecosystem , sustainability , stream restoration , water resource management , hydrology (agriculture) , ecology , fishery , geography , drainage basin , habitat , geology , biology , computer science , computer network , cartography , geotechnical engineering
Stream flows and associated aquatic ecosystems have been altered in many streams and rivers as a result of human activity. Efforts to restore streams to more “normative” conditions are occurring thoughout the United States. The Nature Conservancy's Sustainable Waters program (2005) is actively supporting stream‐flow restoration at more than 300 sites throughout the country. The need for restoration has been further focused in many areas in response to endangered species listings for fish and other aquatic species. This further increases the value of adequate in‐stream flow during critical times for various aquatic species.