Abstract: Water quality data from 30 stations of the National Stream Quality Accounting Network (NASQAN) in the Ohio River basin were examined for spatial adequacy. A direct statistical test of differences between two sample means ...

Abstract: The first planning era for energy facility siting was typified by technological decision making in a climate of eminent domain. The second planning era, from 1970 to present, involves regulatory/adjudicatory decision making ...

Abstract: Water demand elasticity is estimated for six user categories: residential; commercial; industrial; government; school; and total metered. Eight generalized least‐squares, linear regression models are derived for each user ...

Abstract: State project priority lists pursuant to the Federal Wastewater Construction Grants Program are examined from the viewpoint of cost‐effective capital budgeting. Integer programming (IP) or, alternatively, ranking on the ...

Abstract: A new reinforcement system termed the prefabricated cage system (PCS) that can be used as an alternative to the rebar reinforcement cage is economically evaluated. PCS is a prefabricated reinforcement that enables easier, ...

Abstract: One means to increase effective water supply yield is to have pumpedwater intertie of reservoirs. The management of Hoover Reservoir and its associated pumped‐water intertie with Alum Creek Reservoir in the water supply ...

Abstract: The objective of this paper is to determine to what extent public participation has been effective in influencing recent energy‐facility siting (EFS) decisions for nuclear and coal‐fired power plants in the Ohio River ...

Abstract: In this research, we examine the long-term