Frederick Pontius

Drinking Water Regulation and Health (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 instituted wide-ranging regulatory changes to the seminal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)-such as providing funding to communities facing health risks, focusing regulatory efforts on contaminants posing such health risks, and adding flexibility to the regulatory process- and the amendments continue to shape regulations and regulatory policy to this day. Editor Frederick Pontius's Drinking Water Regulation and Health provides a comprehensive, up-to-date resource on the current regulatory landscape. Drinking Water Regulation and Health serves as a guide for water utilities, regulators, and consultants, forecasting future trends and explaining the latest developments in regulations. A diverse group of contributors covers topics such as water treatment, water protection, how some of the regulations have been interpreted in the courts, how water utilities can stay in compliance, and how to satisfy customer expectations, especially sensitive subpopulations. Divided into four sections - The SDWA and Public Health, Regulation Development, Contaminant Regulation and Treatment, and Compliance Challenges - the book includes chapters on: * Improving Waterborne Disease Surveillance * Application of Risk Assessments in Crafting Drinking Water Regulations * Control of Drinking Water Pathogens and Disinfection By-Products * Selection of Treatment Technology for SDWA Compliance * Death of the Silent Service: Meeting Consumer Expectations * Achieving Sustainable Water Systems * What Water Suppliers Need to Know About Toxic Tort Litigation

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 1072
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780471447412
• Artikelnr.: 37301517

Autorenporträt

FREDERICK W. PONTIUS is the President of Pontius Water Consultants, Inc., and provides drinking water--related professional engineering services to water utilities, consultants, industry, businesses, and regulatory agencies. He has over twenty years of experience in public water supply, has authored the Safe Drinking Water Act Advisor treatise on drinking water rules, and is a frequent speaker on drinking water regulation, compliance, and health.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgments. Contributors. List of Tables. List of Figures.
Acronyms. PART I: THE SDWA AND PUBLIC HEALTH. Drinking Water and Public
Health Protection (D. Okun). Improving Waterborne Disease Surveillance (F.
Frost, et al.). Waterborne Outbreaks in the United States, 1971-2000 (G.
Craun, R. Calderon & Mary Craun). History of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA) (F. Pontius). SDWA Reauthorization: Looking to the Future (D. vanDe
Hei & T. Schaeffer). PART II: REGULATION DEVELOPMENT. Toxicological Basis
for Drinking Water Risk Assessment (J. Donohue & J. Orme-Zavaleta).
Epidemiologic Concepts for Interpreting Findings in Studies of Drinking
water Exposures (G. Craun, et al.). Application of Risk Assessments in
Crafting Drinking Water Regulations (B. Macler). "Sound" Science and
Drinking Water Regulation (F. Pontius). Benefit-Cost Analysis and Drinking
Water Regulation (R. Raucher). Public Involvement in Regulation Development
(F. Pontius). PART III: CONTAMINANT REGULATION AND TREATMENT. Control of
Drinking Water Pathogens and Disinfection By-Products (S. Regli, et al.).
Regulating Radionuclides in Drinking Water (D. Huber). Risk-Based Framework
for Selecting Contaminants for Future Regulation (M. Gibson & M. Osinsiki).
Selection of Treatment Technology for SDWA Compliance (F. Pontius). SDWA
Compliance Using Point-of-Use (POU) and Point-of-Entry (POE) Treatment (F.
Pontius, et al.). PART IV: COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES. Death of the Silent
Services: Meeting Consumer Expectations (E. Speranza). Achieving the
Capacity to Comply (P. Shanaghan & J. Jacobs). Achieving Sustainable Water
Systems (J. Beecher). Protecting Sensitive Subpopulations (J. Griffiths).
Environmental Justice and Drinking Water Regulation (F. Pontius). What
Water Suppliers Need to Know About Toxic Tort Litigation (K. Rubin).
Intellectual Property Laws and Water Technology (L. Hansen). Water System
Security (F. Pontius). Appendices. Index.

Rezensionen

"...a 'one-stop shopping' compendium of information...another valuable addition to the environmental professional's library of critical references." (Environmental Practice, March 2005)

"This book is a must-read for water utilities, consultants, and regulators...it not only explains the regulations and the regulatory process, but also provides essential information on water treatment, water protection, public health, and future issues." (Journal of Environmental Quality, May-June 2004)