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Front Cover -- Environmental Water Requirements in Mountainous Areas -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Book Reviewers -- 1 Mountainous areas and river systems -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Mountain areas -- 1.2.1 Defining a mountain -- 1.3 Mountain ecosystems -- 1.4 Mountain resources and services -- 1.5 Mountainous rivers and streams -- 1.5.1 Hydrogeomorphological characteristics -- 1.6 Hydrological characteristics -- 1.7 Sediment transport -- 1.8 Hydrochemical characteristics -- 1.9 Biological characteristics -- 1.10 Conservation and threats -- 1.10.1 Land-use change -- 1.10.1.1 Urbanization -- 1.10.1.2 Agriculture -- 1.10.1.3 Overgrazing -- 1.10.1.4 Mining -- 1.10.1.5 Tourism -- 1.10.2 Airborne pollution -- 1.10.3 Global climate change -- 1.10.4 Renewal energy production -- 1.10.4.1 Hydropower production -- 1.10.4.2 Wind energy production -- 1.11 Outlook -- References -- 2 Hydrological data sources and analysis for the determination of environmental water requirements in mountainous areas -- 2.1 Hydrological data requirements in environmental flow assessment studies -- 2.1.1 Importance of hydrological data -- 2.1.2 Flow regime -- 2.1.3 Hydrological data characteristics -- 2.1.4 Projected streamflow conditions -- 2.2 Hydrological data sources/measurement and processing of hydrological data -- 2.2.1 Hydrometric data -- 2.2.1.1 Monitoring stream stage -- 2.2.1.2 Discharge measurement -- 2.2.1.3 The stage-discharge relationship -- 2.2.1.4 Other methods of discharge measurement -- 2.2.1.5 Indirect estimation of historical flows -- 2.2.1.6 Hydrometric data quality -- 2.2.2 Other hydrological data -- 2.2.3 Data sources -- 2.3 Modeled hydrological data in ungauged or poorly gauged watersheds -- 2.3.1 Problems and solutions -- 2.3.2 Streamflow data naturalization.

This book highlights the concept of environmental water footprint in the energy (bioenergy & hydropower) sector and the building/construction sector, focusing on a case study in Iran. It argues and demonstrates that water conservation is one of the most essential elements every industry has to take into account in its sustainability strategy.

Overview -- Introduction -- Are we running out of water in Canada? -- How good is water across Canada? -- Are nutrients a problem in Canadian water bodies? -- A closer look : water quality by province -- Conclusions and policy implications -- Appendix. The CCME's water quality index -- References.

The tireless resistance of local communities fighting for ownership of America's third largest water system Toxic Water, Toxic System exposes the consequences of a seemingly anonymous authoritarian state willing to maintain white supremacy at any cost--including poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. Weaving together narratives of frontline activists along with archival data, Michael Mascarenhas provides a powerful exploration of the political alliances and bureaucratic mechanisms that uphold inequality. Drawing from three years of ethnographic fieldwork in Flint and Detroit, this book amplifies the voices of marginalized communities, particularly African American women, whose perspectives and labor have been consistently overlooked. Toxic Water, Toxic System offers a fresh perspective on the ties between urban austerity policies, environmental harm, and the advancement of white supremacist agendas in predominantly Black and brown cities.

Chapter 1 Themes and Overview,Chapter 2 Water and the Science of Pollution, Chapter 3 Chemistry of ContaminantsChapter 4 History of Water Pollution and the Beginning of Water Regulations in the United States, Chapter 5 Clean Water Act, Chapter 6 Safe Drinking Water Act, Chapter 7 Water-related Environmental Regulations, Chapter 8 Global Water Assessments and Standards, Chapter 9 Water Pollution Regulations of North America, Chapter 10 Water Pollution Regulations of Europe, Chapter 11 Water Pollution Regulations of Africa, Chapter 12 Water Pollution Regulations of Asia, Chapter 13 Water Pollution Regulations of Oceania, Chapter 14 Water Pollution Regulations of South America, Chapter 15 Current Status of Water Pollution and Water Regulations of the World, Chapter 16 Achieving and Maintaining Compliance with Water Regulations

Intro -- WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS -- WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, DISTRIBUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- WATER RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES IN SUDAN -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WATER RESOURCES -- 2.1. The Nile System -- 2.2. Ground Water -- 3. USES OF WATER -- 4. WATER QUALITY AND SANITATION MANAGEMENT -- 4.1. Groundwater and Environment -- 5. WATER MANAGEMENT, POLICIES AND LEGISLATION RELATED TO WATER USE -- 5.1. Institutions -- 5.2. Water Management -- 5.3. Legislation -- 5.4. Finances -- 5.5. The Policy Regime in Water Quality Management -- 5.6. Sustainable Development -- 6. SMALL WATER ENTERPRISES (SWES) -- 6.1. Problems -- 7. SAFE WATER FOR NEW MILLENNIUM -- 8. ECONOMY, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY -- 8.1. Water Management -- 8.2. Evolution of Irrigation Development -- 8.3. Perspectives for Agricultural Water Management -- 9. POLLUTION FROM RIVER NILE -- 9.1. Environment and Health -- 9.2. Status and Evolution of Drainage Systems -- 10. THE CHALLENGE OF OVERCOMING THE COUNTRY'S DIVERSITY -- 10.1. Water Scarcity Impacts and Potential Conflicts -- 11. PROSPECTS FOR WATER RESOURCE PLANNING IN NILE BASIN -- 11.1. Common Language and Culture -- 11.2. Factors Promoting Data and Information Exchange -- 11.3. Sufficient Levels of Economic Development -- 11.4. Increasing Water Resources Stress -- 12. DISCUSSIONS -- 12.1. Water Stress in Sudan -- 12.2. The Role of Agriculture in Water Stress -- 12.3. Water Supply Problems in the Butana Region - Central Sudan with Special Emphasis on Jebel Qeili Area -- 12.4. Southern Sudan -- 12.5. Beja People's Problems -- 12.6. Western Sudan -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX 1. MAJOR RIVERS, AND HYDROELECTRICITY SITES -- ADAPTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN A CHANGING CLIMATE -- ABSTRACT -- 1. CLIMATE CHANGE AS EMERGING PRESSURE ON WATER SUPPLY.

Many countries in the world have made great efforts, to remedy the water shortage, by providing financial and technical backing, for water desalination, treatment of wastewater and improved management and conservation techniques. Water ministries, universities and research centres have supported scientific research, and applied the most recent technologies, in search of new and alternative water supplies. Laws have been promulgated, economic and public relation campaigns developed, to promote and encourage the practice of efficient water use and the conservation of this scarce commodity. This book covers water resources and management and provides a new vision of water resources management, water conservation and legislations, water law, and modern techniques of water resources investigation

Forward; Preface; The Water We Drink; Water Pollution; Water Protection; Living with the Risk of Polluted Water; Managing Risk and Drinking Water Quality; Appendix 1-1: Average Elemental Abundance in the Earths Crust; Appendix 1-2: Chemical Compounds with Established Water Quality Criteria -- 1952; Appendix 1-3: USEPA National Recommended Water Quality Criteria: 2002 for Freshwater and Human Consumption of Water + Organism; Appendix 2-1: Dow Industrial Chemicals, Solvents and Dyes in 1938; Appendix 2-2: USEPA List of Priority Pollutants; Appendix 2-3: Summary of Surface Water Data; Appendix 2-4: Summary of Shallow Groundwater Data; Appendix 2-5: Organic Chemicals found in Landfill Leachate and Gas; Appendix 2-6: Unregulated Pollutants Discharged to or Identified in Water Resources; Appendix 2-7: Chemicals Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity; Appendix 2-8: Regulated Pesticides in Food with Residues Tolerances; Appendix 2-9: Comparison of Chemicals Required to be Monitored in Groundwater Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, CFR 40, Part 264, Appendix IX: USEPA Regulate Chemicals under Drinking Water Standards, Priority Pollutant List or Ambient Water Quality Criteria; Appendix 3-1: General Drinking Water Monitoring and Warning Requirements; Appendix 3-2: National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Database -- Data on Primary Water Quality Standards; Appendix 3-3: National Drinking Water Contaminant Occurrence Database -- Data on Unregulated Compounds; Appendix 3-4: Examples of Bottled Mineral Water Chemistry; Appendix 3-5: Examples of Bottled Water Chemistry; Appendix 3-6: Trace Element Analysis of Mineral Waters (ppb) that Appear in Either; Appendix 3-4 or Appendix 3-5; Appendix 4-1 Toxicological Primer on Terminology; Appendix 4-2 Toxicological Information on Existing Standards; Appendix 4-3 Suspected Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals; Appendix 4-4 US Geological Survey Target Compounds, National Reconnaissance of Emerging Contaminants in US Streams (2000)

From drought to deluge, climate extremes are mobilizing humanities scholars to reimagine water discourse, which has until now largely focused on human power over water. This volume unites preeminent and emerging voices across humanistic disciplines to develop a new discourse called the hydrohumanities, dedicated to examining water-human-power relationships.;Organized into three themes in water studies—agency, fluid identities, and cultural currencies—Hydrohumanities exemplifies how interdisciplinary approaches can transform water conversations. Part One explores the properties of water and the ways water challenges human plans for control. Part Two explores how water (or its absence) shapes human collective and individual identities. Part Three engages notions of value and circulation to think about how water has been employed for local, national, and international gains. This volume shows how humanities scholarship has world-changing potential to achieve more just water futures.;"This fascinating essay collection breaks new ground with its interdisciplinary insights into the relations between water and human societies." MATTHEW GANDY, author of The Fabric of Space: Water, Modernity, and the Urban Imagination;"Water's power, purpose, and meaning cannot be contained by any one scholarly discipline. Understanding the value of water in a time of climate catastrophe demands more-than-human humanities, and Hydrohumanities answers this call." ASTRIDA NIEMANIS, author of Bodies of Water: Posthuman Feminist Phenomenology

This book brings together and integrates contributions on water quality modeling, monitoring and assessment techniques; wastewater treatment technologies; and sociological approaches in a single text. Divided into twenty chapters, it offers a comprehensive reference for students, professionals and researchers working on various aspects of water environment technology. The papers published in this book - selected from those presented at the 1st International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology, held in 2013 in New Delhi, India - highlight the water environmental problems in Asia and respective countermeasures. This book addresses water quality requirements, emphasizing the factors that affect the water environment. Treated wastewater as a new source of water is also examined, introducing readers to important aspects of water reuse. Selecting the most effective and proper wastewater treatment approach is actually the most essential part of generating a new water resource, as well as protecting the receiving water environments. Thus, the fundamental principles of wastewater treatment and monitoring are a major focus in this book, which is intended to help readers effectively address various water environmental problems in Asian countries

The Handbook of Environmental Engineering is a collection of methodologies that study the effects of pollution and waste in their three basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. A sister volume to Volume 15: Modern Water Resources Engineering, this volume focuses on the theory and analysis of various water resources systems including watershed sediment dynamics and modeling, integrated simulation of interactive surface water and groundwater systems, river channel stabilization with submerged vanes, non-equilibrium sediment transport, reservoir sedimentation, and fluvial processes, minimum energy dissipation rate theory and applications, hydraulic modeling development and application, geophysical methods for assessment of earthen dams, soil erosion on upland areas by rainfall and overland flow, geofluvial modeling methodologies and applications, and an environmental water engineering glossary. This critical volume will serve as a valuable reference work for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, designers of water resources systems, and scientists and researchers