Abstract: Projects for disposal of wastes by application to land must be implemented within a complex framework of institutional constraints, with landuse controls a significant component. Controls imposed by local government are ...

Abstract: The water resource has a wide range of interactions in socio‐economic development processes. Water projects that enhance the attributes of water, or control its negative effects, may stimulate development and have been ...

Abstract: The Model State Water Code establishes procedures for definition of water rights and their maintenance over time. Provisions for maintenance become increasingly important with passage of time, as a higher portion of a ...

Abstract: Water law typically evolves through several stages in response to changing demands. Changes are likely to result in reallocation among different interests that compete for water resources. Water law at a given time is not ...

Abstract: The city of Virginia Beach, Va. completed an interbasin transfer from Lake Gaston on the Roanoke River for municipal water supply in 1998 after years of controversy. Federal regulatory and judicial decision processes ...

Abstract: Land application of municipal effluents is encouraged by existing federal water quality legislation and regulations as an alternative to conventional surface water discharge of partially treated effluent. However, conversion ...

Abstract: Maintenance of minimum flows necessary for protection of instream water uses has been recognized as a significant water management issue in some of the eastern states. The riparian doctrine, a primary component of the water ...