Costs and water quality effects of controlling point and nonpoint pollution sources
Costs and water quality effects of controlling point and nonpoint pollution sources are compared for the DuPage River basin in northern Illinois. Costs are estimated for effluent standards for municipal wastewater treatment plants and for the alternative, controlling runoff from nonpoint sources such as streets, agricultural lands, and forests. A dynamic water-quality/hydrology simulation model is used to determine water quality effects of various treatment plant standards and nonpoint-source controls. Costs and water quality data are combined, and the point-source and nonpoint-source plans are compared on a cost-effectiveness basis. Nonpoint-source controls are found to be more cost-effective than stricter control of pollutants from point sources.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA); Chicago Univ., IL (USA). Center for Urban Studies
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5247776
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/ES-99
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
COST
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
GREAT LAKES REGION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROLOGY
ILLINOIS
LIQUID WASTES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MUNICIPAL WASTES
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
POLLUTION SOURCES
REGULATIONS
RIVERS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
USA
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER QUALITY
WATER TREATMENT