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Historical Perspective Of Water Use And Development | |
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Drinking Water for Early Civilizations. Early Irrigation and Flood-Control Projects. Egypt. China. The Middle East. India, Spain, Portugal, and South America. North America | |
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P o l i c y I s s u e | |
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Early Water Transportation Development. | |
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Egypt and Greece. | |
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China. | |
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Europe. | |
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United States. | |
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Early Hydropower Development | |
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The Hydrologic Cycle. | |
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Precipitation. | |
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Measuring Precipitation. | |
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Runoff. | |
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Surface and Groundwater Storage. | |
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Lakes and Reservoirs | |
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C a s e s t u d y | |
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Great Salt Lake of Utah | |
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C a s e s t u d y | |
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The Aral Sea of Uzbekistan. | |
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Wetlands. | |
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Groundwater. | |
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Evaporation. | |
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Condensation. | |
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Climate and Weather. | |
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Overview. | |
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Climate. | |
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Air Currents. | |
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Ocean Currents. | |
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Tilt of the Earth''s Axis. | |
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Monitoring Climate Change. Weather. | |
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Temperature. Air Pressure. | |
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Humidity. Heating. | |
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Wind Speed and Direction. | |
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Weather Modification | |
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Policy issue | |
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Floods. | |
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Drought | |
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surface water hydrology | |
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What Is Surface Water Hydrology? Watersheds. | |
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Delineating a Watershed | |
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Overland Flow. | |
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Rivers. | |
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Components of a River. | |
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River Morphology. | |
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Types of Rivers. | |
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Gradient. | |
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Lakes. | |
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Types of Lakes. | |
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Ecological Zones. | |
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Thermal Cycles. | |
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Seiches. | |
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Transport and Deposition. | |
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Velocity. | |
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Sediment Load. | |
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Water Measurement. | |
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Overland Flow. | |
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River Discharge. | |
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Water Storage in Lakes and Reservoirs. | |
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Flood Events. | |
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Flood Frequency. | |
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Probable Maximum Precipitation. | |
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Probable Maximum Flood | |
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Guestessay | |
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GIS and Flooding by Jake Freier | |
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tPolicy issue groundwater hydrology | |
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What Is Groundwater? What Is Groundwater Hydrology? The Geology of Groundwater. | |
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Sedimentary Rocks. | |
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Glaciated Terrain. | |
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Alluvial Valleys. | |
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Tectonic Formations. | |
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Groundwater Recharge | |
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Policy issue | |
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Aquifers. | |
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Aquifer Types. | |
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Properties of Aquifers. | |
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Groundwater Movement | |
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Policy issue | |
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Age of Groundwater. | |
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Locating and Mapping Groundwater. | |
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Drilling a Groundwater Well | |
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Water quality | |
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Water Pollution. | |
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Point Source and Nonpoint Source Pollution. | |
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Point Source Pollution. | |
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Nonpoint Source Pollution. | |
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Basic Parameters of Water. | |
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Temperature. | |
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Dissolved Oxygen. | |
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PH. Turbidity. | |
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Hardness. | |
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Inorganic Chemicals. | |
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Metals. | |
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Lead. | |
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Arsenic. | |
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Minerals. | |
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Salt | |
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Fluoride. | |
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Organic Chemicals. | |
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Natural Organic Chemicals. | |
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Synthetic Organic Chemicals. | |
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Pesticides. | |
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Nutrients. | |
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Nitrogen. | |
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Phosphorus. | |
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The Nitrogen Cycle. | |
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Nitrogen Fixation. | |
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Mineralization/Ammonification. | |
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Nitrification. | |
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Dentrification. | |
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The Phosphorus Cycle. | |
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Eutrophication. | |
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Waterborne Diseases. | |
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Historical Problems. | |
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Microorganisms. | |
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Indicator Organisms. | |
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Other Waterborne Organisms. | |
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Water Quality Management.!1 | |
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Fate and Transport in Surface Water. | |
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Fate and Transport in Groundwater | |
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Guestessay | |
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Managing Data for a Groundwater Restoration Project | |
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Wellhead Protection Programs. | |
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Delineation. | |
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Contamination Source Inventory. | |
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Source Management. | |
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Contingency Planning. | |
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Watershed Protection Programs. | |
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Total Maximum Daily Loads | |
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Water Sampling | |
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Guestessay | |
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Environmental Consulting as a Career by Sandra Novotny | |
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C h a p t e r 6 municipal and irrigation water development | |
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Municipal Water Systems | |
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Case Study | |
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Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. | |
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Overview. | |
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History. | |
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The Owens Valley. | |
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The Metropolitan Water District | |
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Policy Issue | |
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Los Angeles Water Delivery System. | |
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Los Angeles Water Rates. | |
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Case Study | |
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Lincoln Water System. | |
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History. | |
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Ashland Wellfield. | |
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Lincoln Water Rates 159 | |
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Case Study | |
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New York City Department of Environmental Protection. | |
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History. | |
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The Croton River Basin System. | |
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City Tunnel #3 | |
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Guestessay | |
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Construction of City Tunnel #3 by Eileen Schnock. | |
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New York City Water Rates. | |
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Irrigation. | |
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Historical Perspective. | |
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The Need for Irrigation. | |
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Irrigation Techniques. | |
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Gravity Irrigation. | |
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Sprinkler Irrigation. | |
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Drip Irrigation | |
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Policy issue | |
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Dam Basics. | |
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Purposes of Dams. | |
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Components of Dams. | |
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Types of Dams. | |
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Dam Operation | |