Measuring success in water pollution control

1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (12) ◽  
pp. 155-164
Author(s):  
Paul R. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Great Difficulty ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Control Activity ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Water Pollution Control ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
The Impact

Ambient water quality is much used to show progress in water pollution control. The state of the environment is not easy to measure reliably and may be subject to very many factors other than the impact of polluting discharges and those who seek to control them. Even measured trends in water quality do not prove that the pollution control activity is being managed to the best standards of efficiency and effectiveness. So managers may have great difficulty in measuring their success or in correctly attributing change in the environment to their action. On the other hand, owners of pollution control systems, both public and private, make little allowance for scientific scruples in their demands for objective measures of effectiveness. The paper examines the theory behind these contradictions and uses the recent development of performance indicators for environmental management in Hong Kong to consider how theory and practice differ. It concludes that effectiveness is relative, but pollution control managers can help themselves if they integrate into their organizations a constant alertness to fundamental goals.

scholarly journals Implementasi Pengelolaan Kualitas Dan Pengendalian Pencemaran Air Di Home Industry Krupuk Desa Kenanga Sindang Indramayu

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Nurwahyuni Nurwahyuni
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Water Quality Management ◽  
River Pollution ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Water Pollution Control ◽  
The Impact

The impact of modernization in the industrial sector has the potential to produce waste as residual products that can pollute the environment, damage and / or endanger health and the environment. Actualization of these threats is contrary to the ecologically Sustainable Development Principle which requires preservation of functions and controlling environmental pollution and damage. The disposal of waste from the production of krupuk Home Industry in Kenanga Village, Sindang Subdistrict, is channeled into a river which is a source of water for the community, causing river pollution. This research is a normative juridical research, based on normative analysis, legal science approach. Primary data as the main data is obtained from various legal materials related to research, supported also by secondary and tertiary data as additional data. The results showed that the implementation of Indramayu Regency Regional Regulation Number 9 of 2012 concerning Water Quality Management and Water Pollution Control, has not been implemented properly. This is evident from the existence of river pollution which is the source of water in Kenanga Village, Sindang Subdistrict, Indramayu Regency, which can no longer be used for people's daily lives due to the waste of krupuk production. The legal responsibility of cracker producers in the management of production waste as stipulated in Article 28 of Indramayu Regency Regulation Number 9 of 2012 concerning Water Quality Management and Water Pollution Control, which is subject to administrative sanctions in the form of a written warning, is deemed not to have a deterrent effect

scholarly journals Recreational Swimming Benefits of New Hampshire Lake Water Quality Policies: An Application of a Repeated Discrete Choice Model

1995 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Needelman ◽  
Mary Jo Kealy
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
New Hampshire ◽  
Discrete Choice ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Water Pollution Control ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Recreation Benefits

Water pollution control policies generally direct sources (i.e., industry, agriculture) to reduce loadings of certain pollutants. Thus, evaluating the relative net recreation benefits of policies to improve water quality requires establishing a linkage between the sources, the resultant water quality degradation at the affected water bodies, and, ultimately, the effect on recreation behavior. This linkage is rarely present in the empirical literature which is, thus, deficient for water pollution control policy assessment purposes. In this paper, we estimate the relative recreational swimming benefits that may result from controlling point and nonpoint sources of pollution, respectively, in New Hampshire's lakes. We use a repeated discrete choice framework to model swimming behavior as a function of each lake's level of eutrophication, bacteria, and oil and grease. For each pollutant, at each affected lake, we identify which source is responsible for the pollution, and we conduct scenarios controlling each pollution source independently, and then, taken together. Seasonal benefit estimates are presented for each scenario. Coupled with information on the most cost effective means of generating the scenarios, these estimates provide a useful starting point for a quantitative assessment of the net recreation benefits of policies to improve the quality of New Hampshire lakes.

scholarly journals Spatio-temporal variation analysis of hydrochemical characteristics in the Luanhe River Basin, China

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 1332-1338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Xie ◽  
Xuyong Li ◽  
Huiliang Wang ◽  
Wenzan Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Temporal Variation ◽  
River Water ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variation ◽  
Hydrochemical Characteristics ◽  
Water Pollution Control ◽  
Luanhe River Basin

The analysis of river pollution and assessment of spatial and temporal variation in hydrochemistry are essential to river water pollution control in the context of rapid economic growth and growing pollution threats in China. In this study, we focused on hydrochemical characteristics of the Luanhe River Basin (China) and evaluation of 12 hydrochemical variables obtained from 32 monitoring stations during 2001–2010. In each study year, the streams were monitored in the three hydrological periods (April, August, and October) to observe differences in the impacts of agricultural activity and rainfall pattern. Multivariate statistical methods were applied to the data set, and the river water hydrochemical characteristics were assessed using the water quality identification index (WQIIM). The results showed that parameters had variable contribution to water quality status in different months except for ammonia nitrogen (NH4-N) and total nitrogen (TN), which were the most important parameters in contributing to water quality variations for all three periods. Results of WQIIM revealed that 18 sites were classified as 'meeting standard' while the other 14 sites were classified as 'not meeting standard', with most of the seriously polluted sites located in urban area, mainly due to discharge of wastewater from domestic and industrial sources. Sites with low pollution level were located primarily in smaller tributaries, whereas sites of medium and high pollution levels were in the main river channel and the larger tributaries. Our findings provide valuable information and guidance for water pollution control and water resource management in the Luanhe River Basin.

The Significance of Water Quality Parameters for Decision-Making in Water Pollution Control – A Case Study: Lake Päijänne in Finland

1984 ◽  
Vol 16 (5-7) ◽  
pp. 407-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Nyroos
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Water Pollution Control ◽  
Quality Aspects ◽  
Lake Päijänne

Estimation of water quality impacts plays an important role in the planning of water pollution control. In this paper the connection of water quality aspects with the rest of the planning procedure is examined in the light of a case study area, Lake Päijänne in Finland. For this area an integrated water resource development plan was made by the Finnish water authorities. In order to diminish the adverse effects resulting from effluents of pulp and paper mills and municipalities, different pollution control alternatives were drawn up. Next, forecasts about the development of water quality in different alternatives were made. The most important parameters from the point of view of the different modes of water utilization were taken into account. These parameters were oxygen, phosphorus, COD, lignin and colour. In addition, in assessing the impacts, toxity of effluents was taken into consideration. The impacts of these parameters on the usability and utilization of water areas were analyzed. The forecasts of impacts on vacation settlement, water supply and fisheries were made. In the comparison of the alternatives, numerous intangible factors were involved. In the assessment of the alternatives the costs of water pollution control measures, the benefits and the adverse effects were taken into consideration. The impacts of intangible factors were assessed in each alternative by comparing the water use possibilities with the goals that had been set.

The Water Pollution Control Planning Research in Lingyuan Stream Segment of Daling River

2012 ◽  
Vol 260-261 ◽  
pp. 659-662
Author(s):  
Jun Pan ◽  
Hong Xue Li ◽  
Chang Hong Li
Keyword(s):  
Water Pollution ◽  
Water Quality ◽  
Pollution Control ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Water Pollution Control ◽  
Stream Segment

Through to analysis the influence of the effluent from the sewage treatment plant to the river water quality of Fangshen-Habaqi stream segment in lower reaches comprehensively, in order to achieve water pollution control and water function zone protection. This paper use QUAL2K model to simulate the influence to lower reaches water quality, and the simulation factor is BOD. The result showed that the downstream BOD concentration cannot reach the water quality standards Ⅲ. This paper provides some corresponding control measures, so as to provide the scientific basis of the water pollution control planning research.

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