Report.--v. 1. Appendix A. Study area today and in the future. Appendix B. Development of alternatives.--v. 2. Appendix C. Assessment of impacts of selected alternatives.--v. 3. Appendix D. Evaluation of selected alternatives. Appendix E. Bibliography.
Report.--v. 1. Appendix A. Study area today and in the future. Appendix B. Development of alternatives.--v. 2. Appendix C. Assessment of impacts of selected alternatives.--v. 3. Appendix D. Evaluation of selected alternatives. Appendix E. Bibliography.
Report.--v. 1. Appendix A. Study area today and in the future. Appendix B. Development of alternatives.--v. 2. Appendix C. Assessment of impacts of selected alternatives.--v. 3. Appendix D. Evaluation of selected alternatives. Appendix E. Bibliography.
This report presents the opportunities and expected accomplishment, both beneficial and detrimental, of regional wastewater management systems to meet the future needs of the Bay-Delta area. Existing water quality problems in the Bay-Delta area will be resolved for the immediate future through the improvements presently planned at local levels. The currently planned additions to wastewater treatment systems offer definite alleviation of present water quality problems but the overall program needed to meet ultimate requirements has yet to be determined. An efficient regional wastewater management system is needed for resolving long-term water quality problems associated with projected excess loadings of pollutants. Each of the alternative wastewater management systems evaluated in this study would result in improved water quality in the estuary. There are definite differences in performance and in environmental protection offered by the alternatives. In addition, each could be improved in performance by modifications to the basic scheme. The ocean disposal alternative would require extension of outfalls into deep water to avoid adverse effects on the nearshore ecology.
The impact evaluation is the second of a two step process in this study necessary to gain an understanding of the accomplishments, shortcomings, and consequences of the wastewater management alternatives selected in Appendix B. It attempts to measure or place a value on the changes in the characteristics of the study area, identified in Appendix C, which could reasonably be expected to result from each wastewater management alternative. Evaluation procedures are oriented toward four broad objectives of water resources management. The four broad objectives of water resources management used in this evaluation process are as follows: Environmental Quality, Social well-being, National economic development, and Regional development. It should be noted that these objectives are structured differently than the impact characteristics used in Appendix C, and an impact can be pertinent to one or more of the above water resources objectives.
Report.--v. 1. Appendix A. Study area today and in the future. Appendix B. Development of alternatives.--v. 2. Appendix C. Assessment of impacts of selected alternatives.--v. 3. Appendix D. Evaluation of selected alternatives. Appendix E. Bibliography.