What is water environment?

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What is water environment?

Answer 1

It is a program designed to assist water and wastewater service providers in communicating the value of our nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure.

The initiative is an on-going public education program of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) with support from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA).

It includes:

Environmental planning, impact assessment, and management for

Oil & gas development

Water resources development -- flood control, drainage, irrigation, river engineering, and power generation programmes, project portfolios, and projects

Water-related development -- agriculture, open water fishery, aquaculture, forestry, and other initiatives linked to water resources

Water supply system development & rehabilitation

Groundwater & geochemistry studies

Multisectoral planning -- regional planning and river basin planning to achieve social and economic development goals

Water quality/pollution management -- planning and designing monitoring programs, analyzing and interpreting data, arsenic-related investigations

Wetland biodiversity management

WEF Fact Sheets

Information on household hazardous wastes, watersheds, nonpoint source pollution, and other key water quality issues.

Microconstituents in the Water Environment

Biosolids Recycling: Beneficial Technology for a Better Environment

Clean Water: A Bargain at Any Cost

Fat-Free Sewers: How to Prevent Fats, Oils, and Greases from Damaging Your Home and the Environment

Guard Your Groundwater

How to Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste

How to Protect Your Watershed

Nature's Way - How Wastewater Treatment Works for You

Nonpoint Source Pollution: You Are the Key to the Cleanup

Smoke, Dye, and Television: Ways and Reasons to Fix Sewer Defects On Private Property

Stop Sewer Backups: How to Safeguard Your Home and the Environment by Disconnecting Downspouts

Water Recycling: Good for Your Lawn and Your Wallet!