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Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania (2005)
Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB)

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Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania

Contents

 

  

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  

1

1

  

INTRODUCTION

  

14
   

 Background,

  

14
   

 Committee and Report,

  

17
   

 References,

  

19

2

  

REGIONAL WATER RESOURCES: PHYSIOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS

  

20
   

 Physical Setting,

  

20
   

 Jobs, People, Land Use, and Governance,

  

25
   

 Ecological Restoration in the Region,

  

32
   

 Historical Setting,

  

32
   

 Summary,

  

50
   

 References,

  

51

3

  

WATER QUALITY IN THE REGION

  

55
   

 Water Quality Standards,

  

55
   

 Water Quality Monitoring Programs in Pennsylvania,

  

64
   

 Pollutants,

  

67
   

 Current Water Quality Conditions,

  

75
   

 Evidence of Waterborne Disease,

  

88
   

 Summary,

  

93
   

 References,

  

94

4

  

CAUSES OF WATER QUALITY IMPAIRMENT

  

100
   

 Sources of Pollution,

  

102
   

 Human and Other Waste Disposal,

  

102
   

 Urban Stormwater,

  

124
   

 Acid Mine Drainage,

  

127
   

 Agriculture,

  

131
   

 Summary,

  

138
   

 References,

  

139

5

  

WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: DECISION-MAKING STRATEGIES AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

  

147
   

 Introduction,

  

147
   

 Existing Infrastructure and Institutions for Water Quality Management,

  

148
   

 Drivers for Water Quality Improvement Under Wet Weather Conditions,

  

152
   

 Comprehensive Watershed Assessment and Response Plan,

  

167
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