North Atlantic Regional Water Resources Study. Appendix L. Water Quality and Pollution.

The Water resources of the NAR are presently being used for various and, in many instances, conflicting purposes. The use of these waters can generally be described within the following categories: municipal and industrial water supply, recreation, commercial fishing, commercial navigation, power ge...

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Other Authors: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON D C WATER QUALITY OFFICE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Administration and Management
Water Pollution and Control
*WATER POLLUTION
*ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
*WATER QUALITY
*WATER RESOURCES
REQUIREMENTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
WASTE WATER
WATER TREATMENT
RIVERS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LAKES
RECREATION
FISHES
Northeastern United States
North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA036624
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA036624
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Summary:The Water resources of the NAR are presently being used for various and, in many instances, conflicting purposes. The use of these waters can generally be described within the following categories: municipal and industrial water supply, recreation, commercial fishing, commercial navigation, power generation, and irrigation. The major water bodies in the NAR Study Area in the vicinity of population and industrial centers are seriously degraded by pollution. Study Area is served by waste collection and treatment facilities. The Non-Industrial waste load before treatment is expected to nearly double by the year 2020 (43,800,000 P.E.'s vs. 86,600,000 P.E.'s). It is expected that this same loading after treatment will decrease through time due to increased treatment; from 16,000,000 P.E.'s to 9,760,000 P.E.'s. The 1960 Industrial waste load to the waters of the NAR Study Area is estimated at 67,033,000 P.E.'s before treatment which is reduced to 40,100,000 P.E.'s after treatment. See Table 6 for the breakdown of the present waste load by major water-using industry groupings. The total industrial waste load before treatment is expected to increase nearly ten-fold from 67,033,000 P.E.'s in 1960 to 624,000,000 P.E.'s in 2020. The industrial waste load before treatment in the year 2020 will amount to nearly 90% of the total load generated. Appendix L to report dated Jun 72, AD-A036 616. See also Appendix M, AD-A036 633. Includes envelope with 2 maps.

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