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The book details the geography, natural history, cultural history, and economics of the Flathead Watershed in northwestern Montana.
Provides an introduction and centralized resource for information about the natural history, places, people, and resources that are part of the Flathead River Watershed "life-place". In addition to the main content, over 50 citizen narrative pieces provide perspectives from artists, map makers, scientists, business owners in the agriculture industry, and local conservation groups.
" ... collaborative effort to examine the watershed as a geographic and political unit for natural resources management"--Preface, p. vii.
In 1997, New York City adopted a mammoth watershed agreement to protect its drinking water and avoid filtration of its large upstate surface water supply. Shortly thereafter, the NRC began an analysis of the agreement's scientific validity. The resulting book finds New York City's watershed agreement to be a good template for proactive watershed management that, if properly implemented, will maintain high water quality. However, it cautions that the agreement is not a guarantee of permanent filtration avoidance because of changing regulations, uncertainties regarding pollution sources, advances in treatment technologies, and natural variations in watershed conditions. The book recommends that New York City place its highest priority on pathogenic microorganisms in the watershed and direct its resources toward improving methods for detecting pathogens, understanding pathogen transport and fate, and demonstrating that best management practices will remove pathogens. Other recommendations, which are broadly applicable to surface water supplies across the country, target buffer zones, stormwater management, water quality monitoring, and effluent trading.