Kesterson Reservoir First Stage Technical Report in Support of Report of Waste Discharge to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board
Kesterson Reservoir First Stage Technical Report in Support of Report of Waste Discharge to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board

Author: J. H. Rowell

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13:

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This report presents technical information in support if an NPDES application and Report of Waste Discharge to the California Regional Water Quality Control Board for the operation of Kesterson Reservoir, First Stage. The design and operation of the reservoir are described, and a detailed presentation and evaluation of geologic and hydrologic data collected to date are included. Conclusions based in the technical information in this report and recommendations regarding the present problems and potential solutions are presented.

Desalination
Desalination

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2008-09-14

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0309119235

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There has been an exponential increase in desalination capacity both globally and nationally since 1960, fueled in part by growing concern for local water scarcity and made possible to a great extent by a major federal investment for desalination research and development. Traditional sources of supply are increasingly expensive, unavailable, or controversial, but desalination technology offers the potential to substantially reduce water scarcity by converting the almost inexhaustible supply of seawater and the apparently vast quantities of brackish groundwater into new sources of freshwater. Desalination assesses the state of the art in relevant desalination technologies, and factors such as cost and implementation challenges. It also describes reasonable long-term goals for advancing desalination technology, posits recommendations for action and research, estimates the funding necessary to support the proposed research agenda, and identifies appropriate roles for governmental and nongovernmental entities.

Ground Water Recharge Using Waters of Impaired Quality
Ground Water Recharge Using Waters of Impaired Quality

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1994-02-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 0309051428

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As demand for water increases, water managers and planners will need to look widely for ways to improve water management and augment water supplies. This book concludes that artificial recharge can be one option in an integrated strategy to optimize total water resource management and that in some cases impaired-quality water can be used effectively as a source for artificial recharge of ground water aquifers. Source water quality characteristics, pretreatment and recharge technologies, transformations during transport through the soil and aquifer, public health issues, economic feasibility, and legal and institutional considerations are addressed. The book evaluates three main types of impaired quality water sourcesâ€"treated municipal wastewater, stormwater runoff, and irrigation return flowâ€"and describes which is the most consistent in terms of quality and quantity. Also included are descriptions of seven recharge projects.