Review of the New York City watershed protection program / Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Protection Program, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), author.

Contributor:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Division on Earth and Life Studies

Water Science and Technology Board

Committee to Review the New York City Watershed Protection Program

Series:

Consensus study report.

Consensus study report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water quality management.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 406 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2020]

Summary:

"New York City's municipal water supply system provides about 1 billion gallons of drinking water a day to over 8.5 million people in New York City and about 1 million people living in nearby Westchester, Putnam, Ulster, and Orange counties. The combined water supply system includes 19 reservoirs and three controlled lakes with a total storage capacity of approximately 580 billion gallons. The city's Watershed Protection Program is intended to maintain and enhance the high quality of these surface water sources. Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program assesses the efficacy and future of New York City's watershed management activities. The report identifies program areas that may require future change or action, including continued efforts to address turbidity and responding to changes in reservoir water quality as a result of climate change."--Publisher's website

Contents:

Front matter

Summary

1. Introduction

2. The Land and the people

ecological, historical, and cultural antecedents

3. New York City's water supply system: past, present and future

4. Current conditions, trends, and future stressors

5. Watershed agricultural programs

6. Stream management program

7. Land protection and management programs

8. Wastewater programs

9. Stormwater programs

10. Ecosystem protection and management programs

11. Public health systems

12. Understanding the watershed: monitoring, assessment, and modeling

13. Understanding and assessing community vitality

14. Frameworks for balancing and improved integration

Acronyms

Appendix A: Technical appendix on trend analysis

Appendix B: Critique and suggestions regarding current water quality trend reporting approaches

Appendix C: Biographical sketches of committee members and staff.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-309-67970-2

0-309-67968-0