Conversion of a Missouri River Dam and Reservoir to a Sustainable System: Sediment Management1

Abstract: A present and future challenge for water resources engineers is to extend the useful life of our dams and reservoirs. Ongoing reservoir sedimentation in impoundments must be addressed; sedimentation in many reservoirs already limits project benefits and effective project life. Sustainability requires that incoming sediment be moved downstream past the impounding dam. We use Lewis and Clark Lake, the most downstream of the six Missouri River main stem reservoirs, to demonstrate how a reservoir in advanced stages of its project life could be converted to a sustainable system with local benefits exceeding costs by a factor of 1.5. Full consideration of benefits would further enhance project justification. The proposed strategy involves four phases that will take about 50 years to complete. Cost estimates for this potential project range from the quantitative to the plausible, but it is clear that the results justify a full engineering, environmental, and economic study of this model project. If implemented, the project will create scientific knowledge and develop technologies useful for achieving sustainability at many other reservoirs in the Mississippi River basin and beyond.     

An integrated assessment method of urban drainage system:A case study in Shenzhen City,China

In recent years, the urban drainage system in China is facing the dual pressure of renovation and construction. This requires that the integrated assessment for the planning and operation of the urban drainage system is obligatory. To evaluate the urban drainage system, an integrated assessment methodology based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), integrated simulation, and fuzzy assessment is established. This method is a multi-criteria decision adding app roach to the assessment of the urban drainage system comprehensively. Through the integration of the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), a simple wastewater treatment plant model, and a surface water quality model, an integrated modelling system for the urban drainage system is developed and applied as a key tool for assessment. Using the established method, a case study in Shenzhen City has been implemented to evaluate and compare two urban drainage system reno vation plans, the distributed plan and the centralized plan. Because of the particularity of this case study, the established method is not applied entirely. Considering the water environ mental impact, ecological impact, technological feasibility, and economic cost, the integrated performance of the distri buted plan is better. As shown in this case study, the proposed method is found to be both effective and practical.     

煤矿安全管理要素探讨

通过对煤矿安全管理要素的分析强调了以人为本的安全管理思路,针对目前煤矿安全管理中存在的一些误区,结合企业实际和其它煤炭企业管理经验,以及安全管理要素相互作用的理论,提出了以＂人＂为本、以＂物＂保＂人＂、以＂环境＂影响＂人＂的管理方法和工作措施。     

Analysis of Lower Green Bay and Fox River,Collingwood Harbour,Spanish Harbour,and the Metro Toronto and Region remedial action plan (RAP) processes

This article presents a model of remedial action planning, which includes four key variables that determine progress in plan development and implementation and explain the differing level of achievement in individual sites. The model is illustrated by the characteristics and developments of four remedial action plan (RAP) processes (Lower Green Bay and Fox River, Collingwood Harbour, Spanish Harbour, and the Metro Toronto and Region RAPs). Differences in the local context of the plans have, to a significant degree, predisposed individual planning and implementation experiences. Local context includes three variables, namely geographical—technical and sociopolitical aspects and the previous history of water pollution management in the area. RAP precursors are a necessary precondition for progress in planning and substantive achievements. While there is a tendency that most geographically focused RAPs in administratively simple areas accomplish most, the motivation and political clout of RAP participants are strongly intervening factors. Resource input from upper levels of government, in particular financial commitment for plan implementation, is the fourth necessary ingredient for progress due to the RAPs' weak regulatory and institutional framework. Unfortunately, upper levels of government have shown widespread reluctance to lead in remedial action planning. This was only in part offset by local commitment and support for RAP and its cause.     

运用过程分析法有效推进清洁生产

运用过程分析式清洁生产审计开展清洁生产，通过对工艺过程、作业活动的过程分析，充分查找物料流失环节及废弃物的排放点．不需过多的经济投入解决物料计量问题，不需用物料衡算方法，而且查找细致、全面、有效且易于操作，不易遗漏，更有利于企业的清洁生产。     

2002年7-10月国内安全事故数据

统计了2002年7-10月国内发生的各种安全事故1231起,包括矿业事故、交通事故、爆炸事故、火灾、毒物泄露和中毒及其他事故.统计表明,在这些事故中,矿业事故最多,占63.1%,平均每天6.5起事故,其次是交通事故(18.6%)、其他事故(6.0%)、爆炸事故(4.8%)、毒物泄露和中毒(4.1%)、火灾(3.3%).1231起事故共死亡2 773人,伤3 206人,死亡人数的百分比分别为矿业事故48.9%、交通事故34.5%、其他事故8.3%、爆炸事故3.8%、泄露中毒2.8%、火灾1.7%;受伤人数的百分比分别为交通事故51.7%、泄露中毒19.1%、矿业事故12.2%、其他事故8.1%、爆炸事故7.0%、火灾1.9%.     

膜生物反应器技术的研究和应用展望

膜生物反应器是将膜分离技术与生物上结合而开发的新型系统，该文就膜生物反应器的特征、研究现状、不同形式反应器的技术参数与处理效果等。进行了综述、由于膜生物反应器具有明显的优点，故愈来愈受到人们的重视、成为研究的热点之一。膜生物反应器的研究和范围不断拓宽，有的已进入污水处理实用阶段，建议今后在开发适合于分离的特种膜方面，在组件形式，操作条件，清洗方式等对膜通量的影响方面，以及生物作用与膜分离工艺的相互     

基于排队论的城市垃圾箱最佳间距研究

针对城市垃圾箱最佳间距的研究不够精细的现状,本文通过建立排队论模型得到了可供不同城市参考的城市垃圾箱最佳间距参数表。通过对部分城市街道的垃圾箱摆放间距情况进行实地调查,运用层次分析法将影响垃圾箱间距分布的多重因素转化为单因素;建立了基于指数分布的教学模型,利用排队论分析单因素状态下的垃圾箱间距分布,得到了求解城市垃圾箱最佳间距的一般方法。     

A contextual framework for understanding good practice in integrated catchment management

Principles of good practice for collaborative resource management were derived from the literature and their use studied in a range of integrated catchment management processes. Desk-based reviews and interviews with participants allowed the principles to be refined and described within a framework that illustrates the interrelationships between core principles, enabling principles, precursors to a project and the influence of external factors on such collaborative processes. The findings illustrate the importance of these relationships in understanding how success is defined and under what conditions successful outcomes can be achieved. Understanding how these procedural aspects influence outcomes contributes to the wider literature on collaborative resource management that often treats processes separately from their context.     

丙烯腈装置火灾爆炸危险指数评价

运用美国道化学公司的火灾、爆炸危险指数评价方法(第七版),对丙烯腈装置的火灾爆炸危险性进行定量计算和评价,为装置的安全管理提供依据。