• ContentsPreface xviiChapter 1 Introduction  1.1   A Historical Perspective  1.2   A Current Global Issue  1.3   A Look to the Future  References  Chapter 2 Water Resources Planning and Management  2.1   Environmental Regulation and Protection  2.2   Security of Water Resources Systems  2.3   Watershed Management  2.4   Integrated Watershed Management  2.5   Role of Geographic Information Systems  2.6   Conclusions  Problems References  Chapter 3 The Hydrologic Cycle and Natural Water Sources  3.1   The Hydrologic Cycle  The Water Budget  3.2   Mathematics of Hydrology  3.3   Water Quality  3.4   Soil Moisture  Groundwater  3.5   An Introduction to Groundwater Quantity and Quality  3.6   The Subsurface Distribution of Water  3.7   Aquifers  3.8   Safe Yield of an Aquifer  3.9   Groundwater Flow  3.10    Hydraulics of Wells  3.11    Boundary Effects  3.12    Regional Groundwater Systems  3.13    Salt Water Intrusion  3.14    Groundwater Recharge  3.15    Concurrent Development of Groundwater and Surface Water Sources  Surface Water  3.16    An Introduction to Surface Water Quantity and Quality  3.17    Surface Water Storage  3.18    Reservoirs  3.19    Losses from Storage  3.20    Impacts of Climate Change on Global Hydrology  Problems  References  Chapter 4 Alternative Sources of Water Supply  4.1   Water Conservation  4.2   Wastewater Reuse  4.3   Stormwater Reuse  4.4   Brackish and Saline Water Conversion  4.5   Interbasin Transfers  4.6   Other Relevant Technologies  Problems References  Chapter 5 Water Use Trends and Forecasting  5.1   Water-Use Sectors  5.2   Factors Affecting Water Use  5.3   Water Use Trends  5.4   Population  5.5   Long-Term Water Use Forecasting  Problems  References  Chapter 6 Conveying and Distributing Water  Hydraulics  6.1   Introduction to Hydraulics  6.2   Uniform Flow  6.3   Gradually Varied Flow and Surface Profiles  6.4   Velocity  Water Distribution Systems  6.5   General Design Considerations  6.6   Types of Distribution Systems  6.7   Distribution System Components  6.8   Distribution System Configutations  Hydraulic Considerations  6.8   Hydraulic Design  Pressure Considerations  6.9   General Design Sequence  6.10    Distribution Reservoirs and Service Storage  Pumping  6.11    Pumping Head  6.12    Power  6.13    Cavitation  6.14    System Head  6.15    Pump Characteristics  6.16    Pump Curves  Problems  References  Chapter 7 Wastewater Collection and Stormwater Engineering  Design of Sanitary Sewers &n

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