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Title: River quality assessment: implications of a prototype project. [Willamette River basin, Oregon; study by USGS]

Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey recently completed an intensive river quality assessment study of the Willamette River basin, Oregon. The most noteworthy finding was that across-the-board advanced waste treatment was not the answer to the problem of meeting stringent water quality standards established for the Willamette River. This implies that rigid nationwide standards and regulations are likely to result in unneeded expenditures in some river basins and in unachieved standards in others. It was also found that existing water quality data collected under monitoring- and surveillance-type programs are inadequate for defining the critical cause-effect relationships that control river quality problems. Intensive, synoptic surveys keyed to local problems and conditions are required to provide an adequate information base for making key management decisions. 17 references.

Authors:
 [1];
  1. Geological Survey, Portland, OR
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6631088
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Science; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 200:4346
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; OREGON; RIVERS; RESOURCES; MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; REGULATIONS; STANDARDS; WATER RESOURCES; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EVALUATION; MONITORING; POINT POLLUTANT SOURCES; WATER POLLUTION; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION; POINT SOURCES; POLLUTION; RADIATION SOURCES; STREAMS; SURFACE WATERS; USA; 290300* - Energy Planning & Policy- Environment, Health, & Safety; 290400 - Energy Planning & Policy- Energy Resources; 293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation; 520100 - Environment, Aquatic- Basic Studies- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Rickert, D A, and Hines, W G. River quality assessment: implications of a prototype project. [Willamette River basin, Oregon; study by USGS]. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Rickert, D A, & Hines, W G. River quality assessment: implications of a prototype project. [Willamette River basin, Oregon; study by USGS]. United States.
Rickert, D A, and Hines, W G. 1978. "River quality assessment: implications of a prototype project. [Willamette River basin, Oregon; study by USGS]". United States.
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author = {Rickert, D A and Hines, W G},
abstractNote = {The U.S. Geological Survey recently completed an intensive river quality assessment study of the Willamette River basin, Oregon. The most noteworthy finding was that across-the-board advanced waste treatment was not the answer to the problem of meeting stringent water quality standards established for the Willamette River. This implies that rigid nationwide standards and regulations are likely to result in unneeded expenditures in some river basins and in unachieved standards in others. It was also found that existing water quality data collected under monitoring- and surveillance-type programs are inadequate for defining the critical cause-effect relationships that control river quality problems. Intensive, synoptic surveys keyed to local problems and conditions are required to provide an adequate information base for making key management decisions. 17 references.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6631088}, journal = {Science; (United States)},
number = ,
volume = 200:4346,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 1978},
month = {Fri Jun 09 00:00:00 EDT 1978}
}