Managing an Urban Watershed

dc.acquisition-srcReview of GBNEP-15 reference listen_US
dc.call-noAcc#6681-Box#18en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorSymons, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWhitworth, M.E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBedient, P.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHaughton, J.G.en_US
dc.contributor.otherManagement and Operations Journal. American Water Works Association.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:24:53Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:24:53Z
dc.date.issued1989en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionpgs. 30-34en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractAs a result of the instances in the early 1980s of high densities of fecal coliform being detected in Lake Houston, concerns were raised about the continued use of the lake as a major drinking water supply for the city of Houston, Texas. Effluent from several wastewater treatment plants in the watershed was suspected as the primary source of indicator organisms, and public health officials implemented a management plan to ensure proper operation of the plants. A study to assess the effectiveness of the plan, which called for strict enforcement of chlorine residual requirements, showed it to be working successfully. The study also showed, however, that other point and nonpoint sources of pollution were contributing indicator organisms to the lake. Also, although the total coliform density in the forebay water at the Houston water treatment plant increased after rainstorms, no deterioration of finished drinking water quality occurred.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeLake Houstonen_US
dc.geo-codeHoustonen_US
dc.geo-codeTexasen_US
dc.history9/5/05 eas; 4/11/05 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/24564
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Archives Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeNew York, NYen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Water Works Associationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries6681.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectmanagementen_US
dc.subjectwatershedsen_US
dc.titleManaging an Urban Watersheden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issuev.81, is. 8en_US

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