The People’s Water Board is a coalition of labor, social justice, and environmental organizations based in Detroit. They work together to confront: 1) devastating lack of access to water faced by tens of thousands of low-income people who have had their water shut off; 2) water pollution due to aging wastewater infrastructure; and 3) the effort of corporate interests to gain control of Detroit’s water system. Listen to this panel discussion to learn about their struggles and victories.
Water Quality Modeling for Groundwater, Surface Water, and Watersheds: Basic ...Nebraska Water Center
The document discusses water quality modeling for groundwater, surface water, and watersheds. It provides an overview of modeling contaminant transport, including examples of modeling projects related to salinity, selenium, and nitrogen fate and transport. Specifically, it summarizes modeling of selenium contamination in the Arkansas River Valley aquifer system using RT3D and OTIS models to simulate nitrogen and selenium transport and evaluate mitigation strategies.
Scott Jackson (of University of Massachusetts Amherst) presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at Antioch University New England, Keene, NH on April 4-5, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and Trout Unlimited.
Details at www.forestadaptation.org/water
This poster summarizes a study analyzing changes in water quality in the Allegheny River and its tributaries in Pennsylvania. Water samples were collected from 14 sites between 2013-2015 and analyzed for parameters like dissolved metals, bromide, chloride, and sulfate. Ratios of these parameters indicate impacts from abandoned mine drainage and hydraulic fracturing wastewater. In particular, Blacklick Creek, impacted by both issues, shows high bromide and strontium resembling fracking wastewater. Downstream sites on the Allegheny also reflect these elevated levels, demonstrating impacts on water quality in the region.
River Health and Hydropower on the Lancang River discusses research on balancing river health and hydropower requirements in the Lancang River Basin. The document outlines research on river health assessment and hydropower impacts, transboundary environmental effects of hydropower, and experiences sharing environmental protection between China and Laos. Presenters from Ecofish Research Ltd., Asian International Rivers Center, and the National University of Laos discuss their findings and seek feedback on research results and recommendations for balancing river health and sustainable hydropower development in the Greater Mekong region.
Invited plenary talk (part one) given by Prof. Farid El-Daoushy at the Inter. Radiation Protection Congress, Afrirpa-2010, Sept. 2010, Nairobi, Kenya, It summarizes assessing large-scale and long-term transport and accumulation processes of radioactivity, anthropogenic and human waste. It compares the impacts of such processes on European and Nile Basin surface water systems. Utilization of these instruments for decision making and for sustainable water management policies are also explained.
Engineered Nanoparticles in Food: Implications for Food Safety and Consumer H...Nebraska Water Center
The document summarizes the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program, which aims to protect habitat for threatened and endangered species in the central Platte River Basin. The Program is a collaborative effort between Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and the Department of the Interior to provide sufficient water flows and habitat. Key aspects include land and water acquisition, habitat restoration, adaptive management, and governance structure with stakeholder involvement to achieve species recovery goals.
The People’s Water Board is a coalition of labor, social justice, and environmental organizations based in Detroit. They work together to confront: 1) devastating lack of access to water faced by tens of thousands of low-income people who have had their water shut off; 2) water pollution due to aging wastewater infrastructure; and 3) the effort of corporate interests to gain control of Detroit’s water system. Listen to this panel discussion to learn about their struggles and victories.
Water Quality Modeling for Groundwater, Surface Water, and Watersheds: Basic ...Nebraska Water Center
The document discusses water quality modeling for groundwater, surface water, and watersheds. It provides an overview of modeling contaminant transport, including examples of modeling projects related to salinity, selenium, and nitrogen fate and transport. Specifically, it summarizes modeling of selenium contamination in the Arkansas River Valley aquifer system using RT3D and OTIS models to simulate nitrogen and selenium transport and evaluate mitigation strategies.
Scott Jackson (of University of Massachusetts Amherst) presented at the Adapting Forested Watersheds to Climate Change Workshop, at Antioch University New England, Keene, NH on April 4-5, 2017. The workshop was hosted by the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS), USDA Climate Hubs, and Trout Unlimited.
Details at www.forestadaptation.org/water
This poster summarizes a study analyzing changes in water quality in the Allegheny River and its tributaries in Pennsylvania. Water samples were collected from 14 sites between 2013-2015 and analyzed for parameters like dissolved metals, bromide, chloride, and sulfate. Ratios of these parameters indicate impacts from abandoned mine drainage and hydraulic fracturing wastewater. In particular, Blacklick Creek, impacted by both issues, shows high bromide and strontium resembling fracking wastewater. Downstream sites on the Allegheny also reflect these elevated levels, demonstrating impacts on water quality in the region.
River Health and Hydropower on the Lancang River discusses research on balancing river health and hydropower requirements in the Lancang River Basin. The document outlines research on river health assessment and hydropower impacts, transboundary environmental effects of hydropower, and experiences sharing environmental protection between China and Laos. Presenters from Ecofish Research Ltd., Asian International Rivers Center, and the National University of Laos discuss their findings and seek feedback on research results and recommendations for balancing river health and sustainable hydropower development in the Greater Mekong region.
Invited plenary talk (part one) given by Prof. Farid El-Daoushy at the Inter. Radiation Protection Congress, Afrirpa-2010, Sept. 2010, Nairobi, Kenya, It summarizes assessing large-scale and long-term transport and accumulation processes of radioactivity, anthropogenic and human waste. It compares the impacts of such processes on European and Nile Basin surface water systems. Utilization of these instruments for decision making and for sustainable water management policies are also explained.
Engineered Nanoparticles in Food: Implications for Food Safety and Consumer H...Nebraska Water Center
The document summarizes the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program, which aims to protect habitat for threatened and endangered species in the central Platte River Basin. The Program is a collaborative effort between Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and the Department of the Interior to provide sufficient water flows and habitat. Key aspects include land and water acquisition, habitat restoration, adaptive management, and governance structure with stakeholder involvement to achieve species recovery goals.
The document discusses water resource issues in the Coon Creek Watershed District. It provides background on the district and outlines its mission to manage water resources. Key issues discussed include declining water supply from groundwater and surface water sources. Changing precipitation patterns are exacerbating supply concerns. Demand for water is increasing for uses like drainage and recreation. Flood control and water quality are also indirect demand issues. The document classes water resource issues as serious, deteriorating, or sustainable based on the threat level and availability of management strategies. Input is sought from attendees on resource needs and management expectations going forward.
Interaction between canal water and groundwater in the Uda Walawe irrigation system:hydrochemistry and isotopes
Mauro Prado, Kevin Hiscock, Lorraine Rajasooriyar, Eline Boelee
Universities of East Anglia , Jaffna & International Water Management Institute
Presented at Session C "Innovation and Technologies" of International Symposium 2010, Ruhuna University, Sri Lanka
November 16, 2010
Crystal Springs Preserve is a 525 acre nature preserve dedicated to environmental education. It hosts about 100 students per day free of charge and has facilities like a laboratory, butterfly garden, and access to a major freshwater spring. Students from the preserve conducted a study of water quality and wildlife along the Hillsborough River from its source to where it reaches the sea. Their chemical analysis found generally good water quality throughout the river, though dissolved oxygen levels decreased in areas with more development and stormwater runoff. While the upper parts of the river seemed best managed, growth and development pose risks to water quality that education and conservation programs are working to address.
With water resource variability rapidly growing and demands on water resources increasing, using digital tools and innovative, inclusive institutional approaches to address both challenges is becoming ever-more urgent.
A recent workshop under the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (Research Area on Variability, Risks and Competing Uses), showcased research outputs in two activity clusters - Managing Resource Variability and Risks for Resilience and Managing Competing Uses and Trade-offs - that can help increase water security for poor rural users while also improving food security and rural livelihoods.
This document provides an overview of groundwater basics and factors influencing groundwater quality and quantity in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It discusses watersheds, wellhead protection, approaches to addressing groundwater issues from both a bottom-up and top-down perspective, and Taylor County's drinking water education and testing program. Key points include that Taylor County has taken a bottom-up approach focusing on local groundwater data, and that top-down factors like geology, land use, and precipitation influence groundwater test results showing hazards like arsenic, iron, and manganese in some wells.
Forests and agroforestry systems improve the amount of water in the soil, retards surface runoff and reduces soil erosion. They also help increase and regulate base water flow.
Deltares is an independent, non-profit research and consultancy institute focused on water, soil, and subsurface issues. It provides world-leading expertise across hydrology, water quality, ecology, geo-engineering, and other disciplines. Key services include independent, multidisciplinary research and specialized consultancy work, from policy studies to technical design assistance. Projects have included environmental studies, drainage modeling, tsunami simulations, and flood risk assessments around the world.
This document summarizes a study measuring sediment and nutrient losses from agricultural fields to streams in the Root River watershed in Minnesota. The study found high losses occurring during the spring months. Identified conservation needs through on-farm assessments totaled over $1 million, with about a third classified as high priority. The study aims to implement priority practices to reduce losses and engage farmers in long-term conservation planning at the sub-watershed scale.
This project aims to 1) enhance the SWAT model to better simulate nitrogen and phosphorus transport in irrigated agricultural watersheds, 2) improve understanding of processes governing nutrient movement and storage, and 3) assess remediation strategies for nutrient contamination. Researchers developed a new modeling tool linking SWAT, MODFLOW, and RT3D to simulate surface and groundwater processes. This tool is being applied to three watersheds and its results will help identify effective best management practices for reducing nutrient loads.
This document provides acknowledgements for a report on the hydrogeology of the Dry Zone in Central Myanmar. It thanks various individuals and organizations who assisted and supported the work. The report was prepared by Dr. Len Drury with assistance from government departments in Myanmar. Figures and maps were prepared by ICEM and text was peer reviewed by IWMI. Funding was provided by the Australian Water Partnership. The report aims to improve understanding of groundwater resources in the Dry Zone to aid development and management.
This study uses remote sensing techniques like aerial imagery and LiDAR data to monitor bank erosion along the San Joaquin River in California between 1998 and 2015. The goals are to develop a more efficient and cost-effective system for long-term erosion monitoring to protect infrastructure from erosion risks. Banklines are delineated from aerial images from 1998, 2008, and 2015 and compared to identify areas of channel migration. LiDAR elevation data from 2008 and 2015 are also subtracted to quantify erosion and deposition volumes at specific sites like Ledger Island. The results show good agreement between the bankline delineations and LiDAR data in identifying erosion locations to inform future monitoring and erosion risk management.
Environmental Flows in the Indian Context - Challenges and Potential Latha Anantha
This document discusses environmental flows in Indian rivers and the challenges associated with their implementation. It notes that 9 of the 30 most biodiverse river basins globally are located in India due to extensive development. Dams have fragmented rivers and arrested flows, with some rivers like the Periyar having flows completely diverted. Maintaining environmental flows that consider the river's ecological needs as well as human needs is an ongoing challenge due to lack of understanding, data, and prioritization of development over environmental protection. The document calls for improving legal frameworks, objective setting, community involvement, and adaptive management to better protect rivers in India through environmental flows.
Threats to water resources across national park system unitsnpcaweb
This document summarizes threats to water resources across national park system units based on assessments from 54 parks. The main threats identified are diversion of water, organic wastes, sediments, metals, nutrients, and acid deposition. Specific sources of these threats include dams, upstream water users, land development, grazing, septic systems, sewage, logging, urbanization, agriculture, atmospheric deposition, dumping, and coal-fired power plants. The document also notes themes around limiting development, air and water quality links, stakeholder and water law complications, lingering effects of resource extraction, and management's ability to mitigate some impacts. It acknowledges issues with the availability and consistency of basic water quality and biota data across parks.
This document summarizes research on the impacts of on-farm water storage systems in the Porter Bayou watershed in Mississippi. The research found:
1) The systems reduced nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) leaving the farms by over 50% on average, with higher reductions occurring in winter and spring.
2) Significant amounts of water were stored, saving over 130 acre-feet (42.4 million gallons) of groundwater at one farm.
3) Outreach included presentations to growers and students to communicate the nutrient reductions and water savings possible with these systems.
This document summarizes a presentation about developing a nutrient source reduction project for Puget Sound. It discusses using a Salish Sea water quality model to evaluate nutrient reduction scenarios and set targets. It outlines engaging stakeholders through a Nutrient Forum and developing an implementation strategy to identify key actions and monitoring to meet water quality standards and protection goals by 2040. Bounding scenarios using the model evaluated the relative impacts of marine and watershed sources and potential reductions from wastewater treatment plants. Permitting options and rulemaking will be discussed further. The overall goals are to reduce human-caused nutrients affecting dissolved oxygen levels in Puget Sound.
On 17 and 18 June 2020 the EPA held its National Water Event as an online conference.
This year's theme was 'Restoring our waters'.
This years event was free to attend. It was the EPA's largest water event ever, with over 1250 attending.
To everyone who joined us: thanks for attending; thanks for your probing questions; thanks for your passion; thanks for caring about our waters. We can achieve more working together.
Special thanks to all our presenters and the team who worked behind the scenes to make sure this years conference happened.
For science and stories about water quality in Ireland, check out www.catchments.ie
This document provides an overview of a hydrology course, including:
1. The course covers topics like the hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, stream flow, and statistical methods in hydrology.
2. Recommended textbooks for the course are Applied Hydrology by Chow, Maidment, and Larry, and Engineering Hydrology by Subramanya.
3. The document also lists guidelines for student behavior in class, including turning off phones, no food, bringing ID cards, and not disturbing other students.
In December 2014 WRT held a Catchment Based Approach and Catchment Restoration Fund Conference in Exeter. The Environment Agency's Jerry Gallop gave a review of the Catchment Restoration Fund Programme over the last 3 years.
This study assessed the potential impacts of the Zimmer coal-burning power plant on the Ohio River ecosystem by collecting biological and physiochemical data from sites upstream and downstream. Fish populations showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream sites. Water quality measurements like dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, and Secchi depth were similar across all sites and within acceptable standards. The results suggest the power plant has not significantly impacted the river based on the fish and water quality data.
The Impact of Marcellus Gas Drilling on Rural Drinking Water SuppliesMarcellus Drilling News
A multi-year study by the bipartisan Center for Rural Pennsylvania on the effects of Marcellus Shale gas drilling on rural water supplies. The study concludes that fracking does not lead to chemical contamination of water supplies, and likely does not affect methane migration into water supplies (although the authors recommend more study of the methane migration issue).
The National Water Census aims to provide stakeholders with tools to assess current and future water availability. The Delaware River Basin Focus Area Study is testing these tools at a local scale. It is developing water use databases, models to estimate streamflow and evaluate land use/climate change impacts, and relationships between streamflow and aquatic ecology to inform management decisions. The results will be delivered through online applications to help users construct local water budgets and test scenarios.
The document discusses water resource issues in the Coon Creek Watershed District. It provides background on the district and outlines its mission to manage water resources. Key issues discussed include declining water supply from groundwater and surface water sources. Changing precipitation patterns are exacerbating supply concerns. Demand for water is increasing for uses like drainage and recreation. Flood control and water quality are also indirect demand issues. The document classes water resource issues as serious, deteriorating, or sustainable based on the threat level and availability of management strategies. Input is sought from attendees on resource needs and management expectations going forward.
Interaction between canal water and groundwater in the Uda Walawe irrigation system:hydrochemistry and isotopes
Mauro Prado, Kevin Hiscock, Lorraine Rajasooriyar, Eline Boelee
Universities of East Anglia , Jaffna & International Water Management Institute
Presented at Session C "Innovation and Technologies" of International Symposium 2010, Ruhuna University, Sri Lanka
November 16, 2010
Crystal Springs Preserve is a 525 acre nature preserve dedicated to environmental education. It hosts about 100 students per day free of charge and has facilities like a laboratory, butterfly garden, and access to a major freshwater spring. Students from the preserve conducted a study of water quality and wildlife along the Hillsborough River from its source to where it reaches the sea. Their chemical analysis found generally good water quality throughout the river, though dissolved oxygen levels decreased in areas with more development and stormwater runoff. While the upper parts of the river seemed best managed, growth and development pose risks to water quality that education and conservation programs are working to address.
With water resource variability rapidly growing and demands on water resources increasing, using digital tools and innovative, inclusive institutional approaches to address both challenges is becoming ever-more urgent.
A recent workshop under the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (Research Area on Variability, Risks and Competing Uses), showcased research outputs in two activity clusters - Managing Resource Variability and Risks for Resilience and Managing Competing Uses and Trade-offs - that can help increase water security for poor rural users while also improving food security and rural livelihoods.
This document provides an overview of groundwater basics and factors influencing groundwater quality and quantity in Taylor County, Wisconsin. It discusses watersheds, wellhead protection, approaches to addressing groundwater issues from both a bottom-up and top-down perspective, and Taylor County's drinking water education and testing program. Key points include that Taylor County has taken a bottom-up approach focusing on local groundwater data, and that top-down factors like geology, land use, and precipitation influence groundwater test results showing hazards like arsenic, iron, and manganese in some wells.
Forests and agroforestry systems improve the amount of water in the soil, retards surface runoff and reduces soil erosion. They also help increase and regulate base water flow.
Deltares is an independent, non-profit research and consultancy institute focused on water, soil, and subsurface issues. It provides world-leading expertise across hydrology, water quality, ecology, geo-engineering, and other disciplines. Key services include independent, multidisciplinary research and specialized consultancy work, from policy studies to technical design assistance. Projects have included environmental studies, drainage modeling, tsunami simulations, and flood risk assessments around the world.
This document summarizes a study measuring sediment and nutrient losses from agricultural fields to streams in the Root River watershed in Minnesota. The study found high losses occurring during the spring months. Identified conservation needs through on-farm assessments totaled over $1 million, with about a third classified as high priority. The study aims to implement priority practices to reduce losses and engage farmers in long-term conservation planning at the sub-watershed scale.
This project aims to 1) enhance the SWAT model to better simulate nitrogen and phosphorus transport in irrigated agricultural watersheds, 2) improve understanding of processes governing nutrient movement and storage, and 3) assess remediation strategies for nutrient contamination. Researchers developed a new modeling tool linking SWAT, MODFLOW, and RT3D to simulate surface and groundwater processes. This tool is being applied to three watersheds and its results will help identify effective best management practices for reducing nutrient loads.
This document provides acknowledgements for a report on the hydrogeology of the Dry Zone in Central Myanmar. It thanks various individuals and organizations who assisted and supported the work. The report was prepared by Dr. Len Drury with assistance from government departments in Myanmar. Figures and maps were prepared by ICEM and text was peer reviewed by IWMI. Funding was provided by the Australian Water Partnership. The report aims to improve understanding of groundwater resources in the Dry Zone to aid development and management.
This study uses remote sensing techniques like aerial imagery and LiDAR data to monitor bank erosion along the San Joaquin River in California between 1998 and 2015. The goals are to develop a more efficient and cost-effective system for long-term erosion monitoring to protect infrastructure from erosion risks. Banklines are delineated from aerial images from 1998, 2008, and 2015 and compared to identify areas of channel migration. LiDAR elevation data from 2008 and 2015 are also subtracted to quantify erosion and deposition volumes at specific sites like Ledger Island. The results show good agreement between the bankline delineations and LiDAR data in identifying erosion locations to inform future monitoring and erosion risk management.
Environmental Flows in the Indian Context - Challenges and Potential Latha Anantha
This document discusses environmental flows in Indian rivers and the challenges associated with their implementation. It notes that 9 of the 30 most biodiverse river basins globally are located in India due to extensive development. Dams have fragmented rivers and arrested flows, with some rivers like the Periyar having flows completely diverted. Maintaining environmental flows that consider the river's ecological needs as well as human needs is an ongoing challenge due to lack of understanding, data, and prioritization of development over environmental protection. The document calls for improving legal frameworks, objective setting, community involvement, and adaptive management to better protect rivers in India through environmental flows.
Threats to water resources across national park system unitsnpcaweb
This document summarizes threats to water resources across national park system units based on assessments from 54 parks. The main threats identified are diversion of water, organic wastes, sediments, metals, nutrients, and acid deposition. Specific sources of these threats include dams, upstream water users, land development, grazing, septic systems, sewage, logging, urbanization, agriculture, atmospheric deposition, dumping, and coal-fired power plants. The document also notes themes around limiting development, air and water quality links, stakeholder and water law complications, lingering effects of resource extraction, and management's ability to mitigate some impacts. It acknowledges issues with the availability and consistency of basic water quality and biota data across parks.
This document summarizes research on the impacts of on-farm water storage systems in the Porter Bayou watershed in Mississippi. The research found:
1) The systems reduced nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) leaving the farms by over 50% on average, with higher reductions occurring in winter and spring.
2) Significant amounts of water were stored, saving over 130 acre-feet (42.4 million gallons) of groundwater at one farm.
3) Outreach included presentations to growers and students to communicate the nutrient reductions and water savings possible with these systems.
This document summarizes a presentation about developing a nutrient source reduction project for Puget Sound. It discusses using a Salish Sea water quality model to evaluate nutrient reduction scenarios and set targets. It outlines engaging stakeholders through a Nutrient Forum and developing an implementation strategy to identify key actions and monitoring to meet water quality standards and protection goals by 2040. Bounding scenarios using the model evaluated the relative impacts of marine and watershed sources and potential reductions from wastewater treatment plants. Permitting options and rulemaking will be discussed further. The overall goals are to reduce human-caused nutrients affecting dissolved oxygen levels in Puget Sound.
On 17 and 18 June 2020 the EPA held its National Water Event as an online conference.
This year's theme was 'Restoring our waters'.
This years event was free to attend. It was the EPA's largest water event ever, with over 1250 attending.
To everyone who joined us: thanks for attending; thanks for your probing questions; thanks for your passion; thanks for caring about our waters. We can achieve more working together.
Special thanks to all our presenters and the team who worked behind the scenes to make sure this years conference happened.
For science and stories about water quality in Ireland, check out www.catchments.ie
This document provides an overview of a hydrology course, including:
1. The course covers topics like the hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, infiltration, stream flow, and statistical methods in hydrology.
2. Recommended textbooks for the course are Applied Hydrology by Chow, Maidment, and Larry, and Engineering Hydrology by Subramanya.
3. The document also lists guidelines for student behavior in class, including turning off phones, no food, bringing ID cards, and not disturbing other students.
In December 2014 WRT held a Catchment Based Approach and Catchment Restoration Fund Conference in Exeter. The Environment Agency's Jerry Gallop gave a review of the Catchment Restoration Fund Programme over the last 3 years.
This study assessed the potential impacts of the Zimmer coal-burning power plant on the Ohio River ecosystem by collecting biological and physiochemical data from sites upstream and downstream. Fish populations showed no significant differences between upstream and downstream sites. Water quality measurements like dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, and Secchi depth were similar across all sites and within acceptable standards. The results suggest the power plant has not significantly impacted the river based on the fish and water quality data.
The Impact of Marcellus Gas Drilling on Rural Drinking Water SuppliesMarcellus Drilling News
A multi-year study by the bipartisan Center for Rural Pennsylvania on the effects of Marcellus Shale gas drilling on rural water supplies. The study concludes that fracking does not lead to chemical contamination of water supplies, and likely does not affect methane migration into water supplies (although the authors recommend more study of the methane migration issue).
The National Water Census aims to provide stakeholders with tools to assess current and future water availability. The Delaware River Basin Focus Area Study is testing these tools at a local scale. It is developing water use databases, models to estimate streamflow and evaluate land use/climate change impacts, and relationships between streamflow and aquatic ecology to inform management decisions. The results will be delivered through online applications to help users construct local water budgets and test scenarios.
This document discusses evolving the integrated water resources management (IWRM) paradigm by reassessing underlying policy assumptions. It presents a regional outlook on water challenges in the Western Asia-North Africa region and efforts to implement IWRM. It recommends redefining the scope and scale of IWRM, incorporating concepts like virtual water, and linking IWRM with other policies through an integrated socio-technical and institutional framework to address water scarcity in the region.
This document discusses climate change impacts and an adaptation proposal for the Town of Littlemarsh. It provides background on the town and describes increasing flooding issues. The proposal is to amend zoning to establish "retreat" zones along coastal and river areas to allow for natural inland migration of shorelines as sea levels and river levels rise in the future. This would prohibit protective structures from being built in certain zones to prepare for land being inundated over time.
The document summarizes the mission and science-based work of the National Park Service at the Cape Cod National Seashore. It discusses inventorying, monitoring, and research efforts across various natural systems to understand resources, track changes over time, and inform adaptive management. Examples of current and future studies are provided covering topics like salt marsh restoration, water quality, species populations, climate change impacts, and more. The work involves interdisciplinary teams of scientists, technicians, and ecologists.
This document discusses frameworks for assessing watershed conditions and prioritizing restoration projects on the Tongass National Forest. It outlines gathering existing information, identifying data gaps, developing watershed assessments to identify restoration projects, implementing those projects, and monitoring them through adaptive management. Key parts of the framework include classifying watershed conditions, conducting landscape and aquatic assessments at multiple tiers, setting habitat management objectives, and leveraging partnerships to fund restoration. The overall goal is to maintain and improve watershed health and aquatic habitat.
The document summarizes a climate stakeholders meeting focused on climate adaptation for the town of Littlemarsh. It discusses how climate change will impact the region through increased temperatures, flooding, and other extreme weather events. It then outlines steps the town can take to increase resilience, including upgrading infrastructure, revising wetlands/floodplain bylaws, implementing green infrastructure standards, and considering zoning changes and voluntary property buyouts. Meeting attendees were encouraged to prioritize short and long-term adaptation actions for the town to undertake.
This document provides an overview of stream morphology assessment and restoration. It discusses why stream restoration is important, common causes of stream impairment, and key components of restoration projects. The document also describes stream ecosystems and processes, including watersheds, hydrology, fluvial geomorphology, sediment transport, channel patterns, dimensions, and classification. The goal is to understand stream form and function in order to properly assess conditions and plan successful restoration efforts.
Sowles Adaptive Management In Taunton BayWellsReserve
The Practice and Potential of Ecosystem-Based Management
Applying lessons from land use and coastal management in Maine hosted by Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve,
Maine Coastal Program, Maine Sea Grant,the University of New England, and the Ecosystem-based Management Tools Network
This curriculum vita summarizes the qualifications of Jennifer Ann Corbin. She has over 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and natural resource work. She is currently a PhD candidate studying alpine ecology and has worked extensively on research projects in Grand Teton National Park. She has taught college courses in biology, physical science, and technical writing. Her research focuses on topics like climate change, limnology, hydrology, and biogeochemistry in high alpine systems.
1) The document describes a project to improve water quality and agricultural productivity in the Lower Arkansas River Valley through stakeholder-led conservation planning and modeling.
2) Models were developed to assess the impacts of various best management practices (BMPs) on salinity, selenium, nutrients, and crop yields. BMPs like reduced irrigation and fertilizer appeared most effective at improving water quality and complying with regulations.
3) Economic and social analyses found that costs, water rights, and farmer attitudes must also be considered to identify viable solutions. A collaborative process involving farmers, researchers, and agencies is being used to recommend practical improvements.
1) This project aims to improve water quality and agricultural productivity in the Lower Arkansas River Valley through participatory conservation planning and analysis.
2) Models are being used to identify effective conservation practices and river/reservoir operations that reduce salinity, selenium, and nutrients while complying with water law.
3) A stakeholder group provides input to researchers on viable solutions and helps disseminate findings to water users, agencies, and policymakers.
Think Earth: Water Pollution, by Saugata DattaNathan Cone
This is the PowerPoint prepared by Dr. Saugata Datta (UTSA) for Texas Public Radio's Think Earth event held on October 7, 2022. The slide presentation focuses on water pollution, and matches with the audio on this page: https://www.tpr.org/tpr-events-initiatives/2022-09-28/think-earth-pollution
The document discusses water quality in the Hanalei Bay watersheds in Hawaii. It provides background on the Hanalei Watershed Hui organization and their efforts to study watersheds, identify problems, and implement solutions to protect water resources. It summarizes findings from the Hanalei Bay Watersheds TMDL study, which developed draft limits on enterococcus, turbidity, and nutrients in the watershed. The majority of pollutant loads are attributed to forested and scrub/shrub lands. While load reductions for enterococcus may be realistic, reductions for sediment are likely not achievable given the natural hydrology of the area. Ongoing and planned efforts to address issues include upgrading septic systems,
Network for Sustainable Hydropower Development for Mekong Region with the support of MRC-GIZ Cooperation Programme from the Research Center for Environmental and Hazardous Substance Management of Khon Kaen University gave a presentation on Trans-Boundary Issue.
The document discusses research being conducted at the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) in Scotland to characterize the tidal energy resource in the Pentland Firth and address environmental impacts. Key points include:
1) ERI is using models, boat surveys, and remote sensing to map tidal currents and waves at a high resolution of 10s of meters to understand the complex hydrodynamics.
2) Introducing tidal energy extraction could significantly alter current patterns and sedimentation dynamics with effects on habitat and ecology.
3) Validated hydrodynamic models and remote sensing are needed to measure the resource and inform development at exposed sites like the Pentland Firth.
This document summarizes research on managing water for increased resiliency of drained agricultural landscapes. It discusses two issues exacerbated by climate change: nutrient loss from tile drainage causing water quality issues, and lack of water in late summer limiting crop yields, despite excess water in spring. The research aims to address these issues by retaining drained water in the landscape through various methods, including storing water in soils, ditches, fields, buffers, and ponds/reservoirs. Field research is being conducted at several sites to evaluate different water management practices. Modeling and decision support tools are being developed to analyze and apply the results more broadly. The goal is to transform drainage design and implementation to incorporate water retention and recycling.
The document summarizes the unprecedented scale of ongoing sediment clean-ups through the Superfund program in the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary. It notes that proposed remedies for 6 contaminated sediment sites will remove over 5 million cubic yards of sediment through dredging. Managing these sites separately under Superfund is inefficient and costly. The document argues that a regional sediment management framework should be adopted to better coordinate remediation, reduce impacts, and promote beneficial reuse of sediments. Integrating Superfund sites into an existing regional sediment management plan could enhance socioeconomic benefits while providing more sustainable outcomes through innovative technologies and green remediation approaches.
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Remarks at Delaware River Watershed Forum 2014 by Clare Billett, William Penn...Kim Beidler
The document discusses the 2nd Annual Delaware River Watershed Forum which aims to maximize watershed protection efforts through targeting priorities, aligning work, establishing goals and measuring changes, using communications, and promoting expansion. It provides an overview of the Delaware River Watershed Initiative which has a goal of improving water quality by 2023 through supporting research, tracking changes, engaging communities, and investing in restoration of 8 targeted sub-watersheds. The initiative is supported by various organizations and has identified over $230 million in needs over 3 years.
Kelly Mooij, Esq., Vice President Government Relations, New Jersey Audubon Society
Jill Witkowski, Esq., Director, Choose Clean Water
Mark Zakutansky, Mid-Atlantic Policy Manager, Appalachian Mountain Club
America can be seen as highways and state lines or as rivers, with rivers giving many gifts the author loves about the country. Rivers flow through every page of America's great story.
Communicating the Importance Clean WaterKim Beidler
This document provides guidance on effectively communicating the importance of clean water by focusing on creating a positive vision of clean local waterways, using visual imagery and examples, emphasizing local impacts, and framing the issue around shared values like health, legacy, and cooperation. Key recommendations include telling a story that inspires action, using simple language and numbers to illustrate costs and benefits, and highlighting trusted local messengers.
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Introduction to Morgan Freeman Net Worth
Morgan Freeman net worth is a testament to his enduring career and diverse portfolio of income streams. As of 2024, Freeman's estimated net worth is a staggering $250 million. This impressive figure reflects his earnings from acting and his ventures in directing, producing, and other business endeavors. Understanding the factors contributing to Morgan Freeman net worth provides a window into the financial success of one of Hollywood's most esteemed figures.
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Childhood and Early Influences
Morgan Freeman was born on June 1, 1937, in Memphis, Tennessee. Raised in a modest household, Freeman's early life marked by economic challenges. Despite these hardships, Freeman was passionate about acting from a young age. His early exposure to the arts and innate talent set the stage for his future career.
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Freeman's path to stardom was with obstacles. He spent several years honing his craft in theater, television, and minor film roles. His big break came with the 1987 film Street Smart. where his performance earned him critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination. This role marked a turning point. paving the way for future opportunities and contributing to Morgan Freeman net worth.
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Development and Water Resources in the Pinelands Area
1. Development and
Water Resources in
the Pinelands Area
Daniel J. Van Abs, PhD, PP/AICP
Associate Research Professor
Rutgers University, Department of Human Ecology
Team: Oliver Stringham, Yuling Gao
Technical Support : New Jersey Future, Pinelands
Preservation Alliance
2. New Jersey Future Project
Funded by the William Penn Foundation
Main Question: What lessons can be
learned from the water resources impacts
of historic and recent development in three
Pinelands growth areas?
Synthesis and Analysis – no field work
4. What We Assessed
Demographics
Land use/land cover
Impervious surfaces
Riparian areas
Flood prone areas
Forest areas
Wetland areas
Ground water
recharge
Protected lands
Water quality
Water availability
Water infrastructure
Build-out potential
8. Water Quality and Availability
Quality
Ground and
surface water
quality harmed by
land uses
SW – pH, nutrients,
arsenic and
mercury are
common issues
GW – Nitrates,
sodium chloride,
contaminated sites
Availability
We know what
goes in
(recharge)
We know flows in
many streams
We know what is
used
But how much
use is too much?
9. Wetlands Impacts?
Figure 4-3. Wetlands Impacts from Current Aquifer Withdrawals:
Hammonton Target Area
(Source: Pinelands Preservation Alliance)
10. Utility Capacity
Medford/Evesham
– Critical Area #2
restrictions
Hammonton –
Water allocation
restrictions and
move to GW
discharge for STP
Tuckerton/Little Egg
Harbor – deep
aquifer, but export
sewage
All utilities: repair
and replacement
costs
Sewer service
areas regulated
by Pinelands
Commission and
NJDEP
11. Key Recommendations
Water Withdrawals – New standards
related to ecological impacts
Water Quality – Expand beyond focus on
nitrates in Pinelands CMP
Restoration – Use redevelopment as a
means of achieving restoration
Watershed Plans – Address watersheds
that straddle Pinelands boundaries
Growth Area Plans – address aggregate
impacts of planned land uses
12. Next Steps
New Jersey Future
recommendations
Discuss with
agencies
Implement over
time as possible
www.njfuture.org/research-
publications/research-
reports/growing-smart-water-
wise/
13. Contact Information
Daniel J. Van Abs, PhD, PP/AICP
Associate Research Professor for
Water, Society & Environment
Department of Human Ecology
School of Environmental & Biological Sciences
Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
55 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08903
vanabs@sebs.rutgers.edu
http://humanecology.rutgers.edu/faculty.asp?fid=101
Editor's Notes
This presentation is drawn from a recent report prepared for New Jersey Future. I would like to acknowledge my Rutgers team, and also the contributions to this report from Nick Dickerson and Tim Evans of New Jersey Future, and Dr. Amy Karpati and Rich Bizub of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance. Chris Sturm of New Jersey Future was the project manager.
Funding for the study came from the William Penn Foundation. The project focused on collecting and assessing existing information, in part with the aid of spreadsheet and GIS analyses. We did not conduct any field work due to budget limitations. The key question is shown on the slide.
New Jersey Future selected three project areas, as shown here. Each represented a significantly different development pattern. Medford and Evesham Townships are both fairly typical suburban municipalities on the edge of the Pinelands ecosystem. Medford Lakes developed as a residential lakes community, while Hammonton is an historic agricultural area town center. Tuckerton, on the east coast, is an historic fishing and boat-building community. Both it and Little Egg Harbor now have extensive lagoon developments that were hit hard during Hurricane Sandy.
We assessed a large number of water-related issues associated with land uses and land cover, along with water quality, availability and infrastructure. New Jersey Future provided demographic information and build-out analyses, while the Pinelands Preservation Alliance used a new USGS water modeling tool to assess wetland impacts of water withdrawals.
The report is primarily focused on HUC14 subwatersheds as the basis for assessment, as is appropriate for water resources issues. However, we also looked at municipality statistics where appropriate, such as for demographics. The Hammonton area map shows clearly that the town is truly a town center, surrounded by agriculture and forests. Impervious trends in the three project areas, in the upper right, show gradual increases between 1995 and 2007, with the highest overall levels in Medford Lakes. The lower right graph shows just one subwatershed in the Medford/Evesham project area, where large amounts of forests shifted to urban land in the periods from 1986-1995 and 2002-2007, but not during the two intermediate periods.
In this map set, we show the Pinelands Management Areas relative to the pre-1995 and post-1995 impervious surfaces for Hammonton. The darker pink areas are newer low-density impervious surfaces, while the dark brown are higher-density developments. Clearly much of the new impervious cover is within the Pinelands Town area, but some is not, indicating that some types of development were still possible in the more stringent Pinelands Development Areas.
This map set shows forest losses, with the pink and red being losses from 1986 on. Some of these losses are to the north, outside of the Pinelands Area, but significant losses occur in the Rural Development Area, showing how low density development still eliminates significant forested areas.
We compiled available information on water quality, showing clearly that the growth areas result in degradation of both ground and surface water quality. Again, many of these impacts could predate the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan, but still need to be addressed. Regarding water availability, New Jersey is now grappling with the question of how the use of unconfined, or surficial, aquifers can be used without damaging the water table levels and surface water flows on which wetland, ponds, lakes and stream ecosystems depend. This issue is referred to as ecological flow goals, which to date have only been implemented in the New Jersey Highlands Regional Master Plan, and even there only to a limited extent. NJDEP and the Pinelands Commission staff are reportedly looking into how recent Pinelands Commission, USGS and NJDEP work should be used to address this issue.
Here is one map from the Pinelands Preservation Alliance using a USGS modeling tool. Hammonton is shown because they, of the three project areas, are most reliant on surficial aquifers. The results here show large scale lowering of the water table in wetlands areas from these uses, at levels considered a concern based on Pinelands Commission research. However, agencies have questioned whether this model is appropriate for this use.
Utility capacity issues exist in some way for all areas. Local aquifer supplies are restricted for the Medford/Evesham area, while Hammonton’s use of the surficial aquifers also has hit regulatory limits. Medford/Evesham sewage treatment plans appear to have sufficient capacity, while Hammonton is engaged in a major project to shift their discharge from surface water to ground water, and Tuckerton/Little Egg Harbor export all of their sewage to Ocean County, which increases local water availability effects. However, all of them face significant future costs to maintain and replace their water infrastructure systems.
The report makes a number of recommendations for consideration by state agencies, counties and municipalities. The slide shows five of them, focused on better management of water withdrawals, a broader set of water quality objectives, the use of redevelopment efforts as a tool for environmental restoration, and the need for more planning to better manage the water resources impacts of growth areas.
New Jersey Future took the results of our report, consulted with a number of organizations and governments, and developed their recommendations for consideration. They are now in the process of discussing them with the relevant entities.