Environmental impact of water resources projects

Content: Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 PREFACE
 CONTENTS
 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
 Object and Scope of This Book
 Organization of This Book
 Impacts of Water Resources Projects and Operations
 Impacts of Types of Pollutants
 Describing the Affected Environment
 Impact Prediction and Assessment
 Methodologies for Impact Assessment and Decision-Making
 Additional Issues and Information
 Summary
 Selected References
 Chapter 2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES FOR DAMS AND RESERVOIRS
 Impact Identification
 Baseline Studies
 Impact Prediction
 Qualitative Approach
 Simple Quantitative Approach Quantitative Approach with Multi-factor ModelsImpact Assessment
 Methodologies for Trade-Off Analyses and Decision-Making
 Summary
 Selected Reference
 Chapter 3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES FOR CHANNELIZATION PROJECTS
 Impact Identification
 Impacts on Stream Flows
 Impacts on Water Quality
 Impacts on Aquatic Ecosystems
 Impacts on Terrestrial Ecosystems
 Baseline Studies
 Impact Prediction
 Qualitative Approach
 Quantitative Mathematical Model Approach
 Quantitative Physical Model Approach
 Impact Assessment
 Methodologies for Trade-off Analyses and Decision-making
 Summary Selected ReferenceChapter 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES FOR DREDGING PROJECTS
 Impact Identification
 Dredging Technology
 Impacts on the Area Being Dredged
 Impacts from Open Water Disposal
 Impacts from Land Disposal
 Baseline Studies
 Impact Prediction
 Qualitative Approach
 Quantitative Mathematical Model Approach
 Quantitative/Qualitative Approach Based on Laboratory/Field Studies
 Impact Assessment
 Methodologies for Trade-off Analyses and Decision-Making
 Summary
 Selected References
 Chapter 5 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDIES FOR OTHER WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS
 Irrigation Projects Major Flow-altering ProjectsLand Creation Projects
 Shoreline Projects
 Summary
 Selected Reference
 APPENDIX A: IMPACTS OF IMPOUNDMENT PROJECTS
 APPENDIX B: IMPACTS OF CHANNELIZATION PROJECTS
 APPENDIX C: IMPACTS OF DREDGING PROJECTS
 APPENDIX D: IMPACTS OF OTHER WATER RESOURCES PROJECTS
 APPENDIX E: IMPACTS OF NONPOINT SOURCES OF POLLUTANTS ON WATER ENVIRONMENT
 APPENDIX F: TRANSPORT AND FATE OF POLLUTANTS IN THE WATER ENVIRONMENT
 APPENDIX G: BASELINE STUDIES OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT
 APPENDIX H: ENVIRONMENTAL INDICES AND INDICATORS APPENDIX I: WATER QUANTITY/QUALITY IMPACT PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENTAPPENDIX J: BIOLOGICAL IMPACT PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT
 APPENDIX K: ESTUARINE IMPACT PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT
 APPENDIX L: GROUND WATER, NOISE, CULTURAL, VISUAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT
 APPENDIX M: METHODOLOGIES FOR TRADE-OFF ANALYSES AND DECISION-MAKING
 APPENDIX N: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
 APPENDIX O: IMPACT MlTlGATlON MEASURES
 APPENDIX P: RELATED ISSUES, AND INFORMATION (ACID RAIN, POST-EIS AUDITS, AND GENERAL REFERENCES)
 INDEX