Engineering Geology of the New York City Water Supply System
Engineering Geology of the New York City Water Supply System

Author: Thomas W. Fluhr

Publisher:

Published: 2009-11

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 9781437970173

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Reprint of a work originally published in 1973. Contents: Intro.; Historic Review of New York City¿s Water Supply Systems; Geologic Work of the Board of Water Supply; Geological Mapping in the Region; General Geology and Topography; Available Sources of Additional Water Supply; The Croton System; The Catskill System: General Description, and Aqueduct Location; Esopus, Rondout and Schoharie Watersheds; Tongore Site; Gilboa Dam; Catskill Aqueduct -- Olive Bridge Dam to Peekskill; Catskill Aqueduct -- Yorktown to Yonkers; Kensico Reservoir; Hill View Reservoir: City Tunnel No. 1: The Silver Lake Reservoir; The Delaware System; City Tunnel No. 3; Future Work of the Board of Water Supply; Bibliography. Tables and Figures.

Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply
Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2000-02-17

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 0309172683

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In 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysis of the agreement's scientific validity. The resulting book finds New York City's watershed agreement to be a good template for proactive watershed management that, if properly implemented, will maintain high water quality. However, it cautions that the agreement is not a guarantee of permanent filtration avoidance because of changing regulations, uncertainties regarding pollution sources, advances in treatment technologies, and natural variations in watershed conditions. The book recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens, understanding pathogen transport and fate, and demonstrating that best management practices will remove pathogens. Other recommendations, which are broadly applicable to surface water supplies across the country, target buffer zones, stormwater management, water quality monitoring, and effluent trading.

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS

Author: P. C. VARGHESE

Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2011-12-24

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 8120344952

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Geology is the science of earth's crust (lithosphere) consisting of rocks and soils. While mining and mineralogical engineers are more interested in rocks, their petrology (formation) and mineralogy, civil engineers are equally interested in soils and rocks, in their formations, and also in their properties for civil engineering design and construction. This book is so written that the subject can easily be taught by a civil engineering faculty member specialised in soil mechanics. Dexterously organized into four parts, this book in Part I (Chapters 1 to 11) deals with the formation of rocks and soils. The classification of soils, lake deposits, coastal deposits, wind deposits along with marshes and bogs are described in Part II (Chapters 12 to 20). As the book advances, it deals with the civil engineering problems connected with soils and rocks such as landslides, rock slides, mudflow, earthquakes, tsunami and other natural phenomena in Part III (Chapters 21 to 24). Finally, in Part IV (Chapters 25 to 30), this text discusses the allied subjects like the origin and nature of cyclones, rock mass classification and soil formation. Designed to serve as a textbook for the undergraduate students of civil engineering, this book is equally useful for the practising civil engineers. SALIENT FEATURES : Displays plenty of figures to clarify the concepts Includes chapter-end review exercises to enhance the problem-solving skills of the students Summary at the end of each chapter brings into focus the essence of the chapter Appendices at the end of the text supply extra information on important topics