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Fact Sheets:

  1. What is Sustainability 
  2. Federal Definition of Sustainable 
  3. Modeling Sustainability: Weak vs. Strong 
  4. A Systems Approach to Sustainability 

Workshop-relevant publications:

  1. Great Lakes Region, Water Sustainability Research Workshop, Final Report, April 5-6, 2005
  2. A National Framework for Ground Water Monitoring in the United States, The Subcommittee on Ground Water of the Advisory Committee on Water Information, December 2008
  3. Smith, Ethan Timothy, Water Resources Criteria and Indicators, Universities Council on Water Resources, Water Resources Update, Issue 127, Pages 59-67, February 2004
  4. "A Strategy for Federal Science and Technology to Support Water Availability and Quality in the United States", Report of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources (CENR) Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality (SWAQ), September 2007
  5. USGS/USACE/DOI/NOAA: "Climate Change and Water Resources Management: A Federal Perspective", Circular 1331
  6. EPA: "National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change", September 2008
  7. ASME Water Management Technology Vision & Roadmap, June 2008
  8. IEEE: "Water for the World"
  9. National Academies: "Drinking Water: Understanding the Science and Policy behind a Critical Resource", 2008
  10. Text of HR 1145, "The National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009"
  11. Most recent USGS "Water Census" report and USGS water research strategy and planning document
  12. Finley, T., Leathers, G., and Zhang, H. X., Use of the WBCSD Global Water Tool to Assess Global Water Supply Risk and Gain Valuable Strategic Perspective, Proceedings, WEFTEC.08, Water Environment Federation, October 2008
  13. "The National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009," Coordination of Federal Water Research: Legislative Issues, Nicole T. Carter, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy, April 22, 2009

Abstracts

  1. Schreiber, Robert P., et al, Toward Implementation of a National Ground Water Monitoring Network, Proceedings, WEFTEC.08, Water Environment Federation, October 2008.
    The Advisory Committee on Water Information’s (ACWI) Subcommittee on Ground Water (SOGW) has been working steadily to develop and encourage implementation of a nationwide, long-term ground water quantity and quality monitoring framework. Significant progress includes the planned release of a framework document in 2008, including recommendations for implementation of the network, as well as continued acknowledgement at the federal and state level of the role that ACWI can play in national monitoring toward an improved assessment of the nation’s water reserves. Future work includes developing plans for concept testing, evaluation of costs and benefits, and moving from pilot test results to full-scale implementation within a reasonable time period.
  2. Hudson, Joyce, and Robert J. Freeman, Encouraging Green Development with Decentralized Wastewater Approaches, Proceedings, WEFTEC.08, Water Environment Federation, October 2008.
    The population of the United States is projected to increase 40 percent from 2006 to 2050, approximately 120 million people. That growth will bring a substantial increase in demand for infrastructure—housing, transportation, water and wastewater, and all the support structure for modern civilization. The resulting demand on existing natural resources will be seen in areas such as energy consumption, water use, and land use. The pressure on the existing environment from this development will manifest itself in the health of our watersheds, surface and ground water quantity and quality, health of plant and animal ecosystems, air quality, and the overall quality of life. To mitigate this situation, EPA national strategy development in the Southeast U.S. emphasizes decentralized/cluster wastewater approaches.
  3. Li, Susanna, et al, Pilot Testing of Zero-Liquid-Discharge Technologies Using Brackish Ground Water for Inland Desert Communities, Proceedings, WEFTEC.08, Water Environment Federation, October 2008.
    In response to greater demands for potable water in the service area, the Indian Wells Valley Water District in the Mojave Desert of California identified desalination of brackish ground water as one potential new source water. The proposed source contains a number of contaminants of concern. This inland community has to consider a zero-liquid-discharge solution for any desalters built. Evaluation of this approach is underway. The key objective is to determine the technical viability of using known technologies to maximize water recovery. Ability to fully utilize water is a core property of sustainability.
  4. Rehring, John, et al, Practical and Sustainable Water Supply: Making the Most of What You Have, Proceedings, WEFTEC.08, Water Environment Federation, October 2008.
    Water providers throughout the country are seeking reliable, sustainable water supplies to meet current and future demands. However, capital costs of water acquisition and delivery infrastructure can be enormous, and renewable supplies can be vulnerable to drought and climate change induced changes in hydrology. Utilities in the Rocky Mountain region have identified practical approaches for renewable supplies through reuse of effluent return flows, use of off-peak capacity in existing major pipelines, and conjunctive use of surface water and ground water supplies. Together, these measures will help address increasing demands while enhancing dought-year reliability.