BOOK REVIEWS

Destratification of Lakes and Reservoirs to Improve Water Quality, F. L. Burns and I. J. Powling (Editors). Australian
Government Publishing Service, Canberra. 1981. 9 15 pages.
Tropical Agricultural Hydrology, edited by R. La1 and F. W. Russell. John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, United Kingdom. 1981. 482 pages.
Handbook of Nonpoint Pollution: Sources and Management, Vladimir Novotny and Gordon Chesters. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. 1981. 555 pages.
British Rivers, John Lewin. George Allen and Unwin Limited. 1981. 195 pages.
Standard Plumbing Engineering Design (2nd ed.), Louis S. Nielsen. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, New York. 1982. 418 pages.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Interaction Between Sediments and Fresh Water, Proceedings of an International Symposium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 6–10, 1976. Published by Dr. W. Junk B.V.
Analysis of Groundwater Flow, A. J. Raudkivi and R. A. Callander
Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution, Rodger Walker
Drainage Basin Form and Processes, K. J. Gregory and D. E. Walling
Handbook of Advanced Wastewater Treatment (second edition), Russell L. Culp, George Mack Wesner, and Gordon L. Culp
Water Pollution Control: Assessing the Impacts and Costs of Environmental Standards, Ralph A. Luken and Edward H. Pechan     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Water Pollution Microbiology, Volume 2, Ralph Mitchell, editor
Values and Choices in the Development of the Colorado River Basin, Dean F. Peterson and A. Berry Crawford, editors
Individual Onsite Wastewater Systems, Proceedings of a National Conference, Nina T. McClelland, editor
Safe Drinking Water: Current and Future Problems, Proceedings of a National Conference in Washington, D.C., Clifford S. Russell, editor.     

钱塘江突发水污染事故应急系统开发与应用

采用网络信息平台和水环境模型相结合的技术手段,构建了钱塘江突发水污染事故应急系统。该系统旨在帮助应急管理部门快速应对钱塘江流域突发性水污染事故,以及保障G20峰会期间钱塘江流域的饮用水源地安全。该系统以水动力模型、溢油和化学品泄漏模型为核心,采用空间关系型中央数据库作为数据管理系统,基于网络GIS技术开发而成。通过对钱塘江流域历史事故的反演,验证了该系统的准确度和可靠性。在该系统的基础上,构建了钱塘江流域典型流场库和典型突发水污染事故情景库,以实现快速应对G20峰会期间钱塘江流域突发水污染事故风险。     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
Leachate from Hazardous Wastes Sites, P. N. Cheremisinoff and K. A. Gigliello.
Water Quality: Characteristics, Modeling, Modification, G. Tchobanoglous and E. D. Schroeder.
Contaminant Removal from Public Water Systems, Daniel C. Houck, et al
Electroplating Wastewater Pollution Control Technology: Pollution Technology Review 115, George C. Cushnie, Jr.
Groundwater Management: The Use of Numerical Models, Paul van der Heijde, et al.
Interest Group Interaction and Groundwater Policy Formation in the Southwest, Zachery A. Smith.
Special Water Districts: Challenge for the Future, James N. Corbridge, Jr. (Editor)
Optimum Use of Water Resources, N. A. de Ridder and A. Erez.
Principles of Soil Conservation and Water Management, H. R. Arakeri and R. Donahue.
Facets of Hydrology II, John C. Rodda (Editor)
Water Quality and Its Control, James C. Lamb.
Groundwater Treatment Technology, Evan K. Nyer.
Ground Water in Hard Rocks, I. Larsson (Chairman) et al.
Treatise on Environmental Law, F. P. Grad.
Open-Channel Hydraulics, Richard H. French.
Cypress Swamps, K. C. Ewel and H. T. Odum     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books review in this article:
Nuclear Desalination , Proceedings of IAEA Symposium, held in Madrid, November 1968.
Waters and Water Bights, Vol. 3 - Water Pollution and Quality Controls , by Burton J. Gindler.     

对广东北江镉污染事件的立法评析—兼评《水污染防治法》

本文选取环境问题比较突出的水污染领域进行集中探讨,从分析“广东北江镉污染”这一具有典型意义的水污染突发事件入手,首先分析导致北江污染事件发生的具有普遍意义的共性原因,然后总结1996年《水污染防治法》存在的问题并提出修订法律的必要性,最后通过对2008年新修订的《水污染防治法》相关制度的解读与评说,来提出进一步完善新法的一些立法建议。     

A Watershed Approach to Improve Water Quality: Case Study of Clean Water Services’ Tualatin River Program1

Cochran, Bobby and Charles Logue, 2011. A Watershed Approach to Improve Water Quality: Case Study of Clean Water Services’ Tualatin River Program. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 47(1):29‐38. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752‐1688.2010.00491.x Abstract: Over the last five years, Clean Water Services developed and implemented a program to offset thermal load discharged from its wastewater facilities to the Tualatin River by planting trees to shade streams and augmenting summertime instream flows. The program has overcome challenges facing many of the nation’s water quality trading programs to not only gain consensus on the frameworks needed to authorize trading, but also provide a broad range of ecosystem services. This paper compares the Tualatin case study with some of the commonly cited factors of successful trading programs.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this articles:
Environmental Quality and Water Development , edited by Charles R. Goldman, James McEvoy, Ill, and Peter J. Rickerson.
Nutrients in Natural Waters , edited by Herbert E. Allen and James R. Kranier.
Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, Vol. 4 , edited by Richard F. Johnson, et al.
Water Quality: Management and Pollution Control Problems, Progress in Water Technology , Vol. 3, edited by S. H. Jenkins.
Sedimentary Structures of Ephemeral Streams , by M. Dane Picard and Lee R. High, Jr.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Rangeland Hydrology, Farrel A. Branson, Gerald F. Gifford, Kenneth G. Renard, and Richard F. Hadley.
Reclaiming the American West: A Historiography and Guide, Lawrence B. Lee.
Natural Systems for Water Pollution Control, Ray Dinges.
Quality of Groundwater, Proceedings of an International Symposium, Noordwijkerhout, the Netherlands, 23-27 March 1981, W. van Duijvenbooden, P. Glasbergen, and H. van Lelyveld (Editors).
Soil physics, T. J. Marshall and J. W. Holmes.
Hydrology far Engineers (3rd Edition), Ray K. Linsley, Jr., Max A. Kohler, and Joseph L. H. Paulhus.
Energy Development in the Southwest: Problems of Water, Fish and Wildlife in the Upper Colorado River Basin, W. O. Spofford, Jr., A. L. Parker, and A. V. Kneese (Editors).
River Basin planning, Theory and Practice, Suranjit K. Saha and Christopher J. Barrow (Editors).
Groundwater in Hawai'i — A Century of Progress, Faith N. Fujimura and Williamson B. C. Chang (Editors).
Coastal Upwelling, Coastal and Estuarine Sciences Series 1, Francis A. Richards (Editor).     

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

A. I. Johnson, President-elect of AWRA, was elected President of the International Commission on Subsurface Water at the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics meeting in Moscow in August. Mr. Johnson, who was a member of the U.S. delegation to the meeting, also presented a paper at the meeting on "Ground Water and the International Association of Scientific Hydrology, 1967-1970," and served as Rapporteur for the Symposium on Pollution of Ground Water.
HISTORICAL NOTE-In defiance of laws, international treaties, and the rights of other communities to live and prosper, the city of Detroit has for many years sent a constant torrent of human and industrial filth into the Detroit River and Lake Erie. Time and time again reports from engineers, commissions and governmental forces, all sounding the danger cry, have been received by the Detroit fathers, and have been tabled, prospects are evident… that 20 years from now will see Detroit still making a wallowing trough of the Great Lakes.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Water Balance in Land Arthropods, Eric B. Edney.
Comprehensive Management of Phosphorus Water Pollution, Donald B. Porcella and A. Bruce Bishop     

BOOK REVIEWS

Books reviewed in this article:
Water and Waste-Water Technology, SI Version, Mark J. Hammer.
Ground Water in the Western Hemisphere, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Natural Resource/Water Series No. 4
River Pollution Studies, G. A. Best and S. L. Ross.
Viruses and Trace Contaminants in Water and Wastewater, Edited by Jack A. Borchardt, James K. Cleland, William J. Redman, and Gordon Olivier
Environmental Impact Analysis: A New Dimension in Decision Making, R. K. Jain, L. V. Urban, and G. S. Stacey.     

Management of Water Shortage in the Colorado River Basin: Evaluating Current Policy and the Viability of Interstate Water Trading1

Wildman, Richard A., Jr. and Noelani A. Forde, 2012. Management of Water Shortage in the Colorado River Basin: Evaluating Current Policy and the Viability of Interstate Water Trading. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 48(3): 411-422. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2012.00665.x Abstract: The water of the Colorado River of the southwestern United States (U.S.) is presently used beyond its reliable supply, and the flow of this river is forecast to decrease significantly due to climate change. A recent interim report of the Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study is the first acknowledgment of these facts by U.S. federal water managers. In light of this new stance, we evaluate the current policy of adaptation to water shortages in the Colorado River Basin. We find that initial shortages will be borne only by the cities of Arizona and Nevada and farms in Arizona whereas the other Basin states have no incentive to reduce consumptive use. Furthermore, the development of a long-term plan is deferred until greater water scarcity exists. As a potential response to long-term water scarcity, we evaluate the viability of an interstate water market in the Colorado River Basin. We inform our analysis with newly available data from the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia, which has used interstate water trading to create vital flexibility during extreme aridity during recent years. We find that, despite substantial obstacles, an interstate water market is a compelling reform that could be used not only to adapt to increased water scarcity but also to preserve core elements of Colorado River Basin law.     

Applications of Numerical Sediment Quality Targets for Assessing Sediment Quality Conditions in a US Great Lakes Area of Concern

Contaminated sediments are receiving increasing recognition around the world, leading to the development of various sediment quality indicators for assessment, management, remediation, and restoration efforts. Sediment chemistry represents an important indicator of ecosystem health, with the concentrations of contaminants of potential concern (COPCs) providing measurable characteristics for this indicator. The St. Louis River Area of Concern (AOC), located in the western arm of Lake Superior, provides a case study for how numerical sediment quality targets (SQTs) for the protection of sediment-dwelling organisms can be used to support the interpretation of sediment chemistry data. Two types of SQTs have been established for 33 COPCs in the St. Louis River AOC. The Level I SQTs define the concentrations of contaminants below which sediment toxicity is unlikely to occur, whereas the Level II SQTs represent the concentrations that, if exceeded, are likely to be associated with sediment toxicity. The numerical SQTs provide useful tools for making sediment management decisions, especially when considered as part of a weight-of-evidence approach that includes other sediment quality indicators, such as sediment contaminant chemistry and geochemical characteristics, sediment toxicity, and benthic macroinvertebrate community structure. The recommended applications of using the numerical SQTs in the St. Louis River AOC include: designing monitoring programs, interpreting sediment chemistry data, conducting ecological risk assessments, and developing site-specific sediment quality remediation targets for small, simple sites where adverse biological effects are likely. Other jurisdictions may benefit from using these recommended applications in their own sediment quality programs.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
MANAGING THE WATER ENVIRONMENT, Edited by Neil A. Swainson.
Carbonate Chemistry of Aquatic Systems, Theory and Applications, by R. E. Loewenthal and G. v. R. Marais.
An Introduction to Hydrodynamics and Water Waves, by Bernard LeMehaute.
Systematic Hydrology, by J. C. Rodda, R. A. Downing, and Frank M. Law.
Cost Benefit Analysis and Water Pollution Policy, by Henry M. Peskin and Eugene P. Seskin.     

Resources development or instream protection? The case of Queensland,Australia

Summary In Queensland, Australia, instream resources planning ranges from "fragmentary" to overlooked. But the State of Queensland, with engineer dominant water management, is only a little behind some other Australian States and Western countries in evaluating the environmental uses and values of river systems. Management is pragmatic about its abundant water endowment! Highly contrasting biophysical environments, from arid to tropical rainforest, as well as a dominance of ephemeral river systems should not preclude instream assessment. The new coastal $A430 million, Burdekin Falls Dam, the "1800's dream" has radically altered that river and delta region for economically amorphous agricultural purposes and, seemingly, to encourage crocodiles to recreate. In comparison, the "urbanised" Brisbane River is the focus of southern state water use competition issues such as flooding, eutrophication, turbidity, public access, preservation of river islands, sand and gravel mining, and recreation. A veritable host of river related management authorities preside!Dr Diana Day is trained as a fluvial geomorphologist and a water policy analyst. Her research has focused on natural resources management especially related to water and soil/land assets. Dr Day is an editor of the newAustralian Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. Her many publications include a recent book entitledWater and Coal -Industry, Environment and Institutions in the Hunter Valley, N.S.W., published by The Australian National University, Canberra, where until recently she was a Research Fellow. Dr Day is currently a Water Planner in the public sector.     

STATE WATER QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM IN ARIZONA1

ABSTRACT: Arizona's water pollution control program is based on authorties of Arizona Revised Statutes and Public Law 92–500, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972. The primary areas of this program are monitoring, facility inspections, plan review, planning, discharge permits and grants for the construction of publicly-owned waste water treatment facilities. The discharge permit program deals with control of point-source discharges and is administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The planning and construction grants programs are administered by the State Water Quality Control Council and are implemented by the Bureau of Water Quality Control, which serves as staff to the Council. There are several challenges that face the State in this program. First is the adaptation of the “eastern law” to deal with Arizona's water quality problems. Second is to address problems caused by a long history of “laissez-faire” environmental quality management. Third is a mutual cooperation and coordination among the many entities involved in water resources management. Areas of particular interest in the State's program is the process setting water quality standards and the involvement of people of diversified backgrounds in the field of areawide planning under Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, which is primarily concerned with non-point sources of water pollution.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Reviewed in this article:
Groundwater Engineering, A. I. Kashef.
Ground Water Quality, C. H. Ward, W. Giger, and P. L. McCarty (Editors).
Groundwater Pollution Control, L. W. Canter and R. C. Knox.
A Citizen's Handbook on Groundwater Protection, Wendy Gordon.
Environmental Pollution Control in Relation to Development: Tech. Rept. Series 718, World Health Organization.
Vadose Zone Monitoring for Hazardous Waste Sites, L. G. Everett, L. G. Wilson, and E. W. Hoylman.
Safe Drinking Water: The Impact of Chemicals on a Limited Resource, R. C. Rice.
Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, Vol. 2, World Health Organization.
Hydrology: Principles, Analysis, and Design, H. M. Raghunath.
Problems of and Prospects for Predicting Great Salt Lake Levels, P. A. Kay and H. F. Diaz.
Water Resources Planning, Neil S. Grigg.
Natural Resources Economics: Selected Papers by S. V. Ciriacy-Wantrup, R. C. Bishop and S. D. Anderson (Editors).
Marine and Estuarine Geochemistry, A. G. Sigleo and A. Hattori (Editors).     

Temporal and Spatial Variability of Water Supply Stress in the Haihe River Basin,Northern China1

Ji, Yuhe, Liding Chen, and Ranhao Sun, 2012. Temporal and Spatial Variability of Water Supply Stress in the Haihe River Basin, Northern China. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 48(5): 999‐1007. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752‐1688.2012.00671.x Abstract: Water resources are becoming increasingly stressed under the influence of climate change and population growth in the Haihe River Basin, Northern China. Assessing the temporal and spatial variability of water supply stress is urgently needed to mitigate water crisis caused by water resource reallocation. Water supply and use data were compiled for the time period of 1998‐2003 in this synthesis study. The Water Supply Stress Index (WSSI) as defined as Water Demand/Water Supply was used to quantitate whether water supply could meet the demand of human activities across the study region. We found a large spatial gradient of water supply stress in the study region, being much higher in the eastern subbasins (ranging from 2.56 to 4.31) than the west subbasins (ranging from 0.56 to 1.92). The eastern plain region not only suffered more serious water supply stress but also had a much higher interannual variability than the western hilly region. The uneven spatial distribution of water supply stress might result from the distribution of land use, population, and climate. Future climate change and rapid economic development are likely to aggravate the existing water crisis in the study region.