Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1996
Abstract
New York City's efforts to avoid filtration mandated by the 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments and the 1989 Surface Water Treatment Rule have generated considerable controversy. Since the conflict began in 1990, a spectrum of stakeholder groups has emerged, representing land owners, sport fishermen, businesses, environmental groups, developers, and watershed communities. What was originally defined by New York City water supply managers as a scientific problem--identifying sources of water quality degradation and preventing contaminants from entering the water supply system--now has broadened to include a diverse set of social and economic issues as well.
Keywords
New York – New York; Water – Pollution; Water – Recreational use; Water resource management; Water quality; Water supply; Watershed management; United States. Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986
Disciplines
Environmental Policy | Environmental Sciences | Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration | Water Resource Management
Language
English
Repository Citation
Stave, K. A.
(1996).
Describing the elephant: Multiple perspectives in New York City's watershed protection conflict.
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/sea_fac_articles/211
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