Pollution and Water Quality

According to the United Nations, declining water quality has become a global issue of concern as human populations grow, industrial and agricultural activities expand, and climate change threatens to cause major alterations to the hydrological cycle. Resources available in this sub-theme include manuals describing water quality testing and treatment, reports and assessments of water quality from around the world, methods of maintaining water quality and managing pollution, and other resources that support enabling environments for effective water quality control.

Pollution and Water Quality Resources

Drought Response and Recovery Guide for Water Utilities

Publication date:
March 1, 2016
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This interactive, user-friendly guide provides worksheets, best practices, videos and key resources for responding to drought emergencies and building long-term resilience. The guide relays lessons learned from seven small- to medium-sized utilities nationwide that have responded to extreme drought...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

China Urban Water Blueprint

Publication date:
April 21, 2016
The Nature Conservancy
The China Urban Water Blueprint provides a scientific understanding of the current status of urban water sources and the potential for nature-based conservation in China. This report surveyed the source water catchments of the 30 fastest growing, large cities in China and compared and analyzed the...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
East Asia and Pacific

Hydrologic Engineering Center River Analysis System

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
This software allows the user to perform one-dimensional steady flow, one and two-dimensional unsteady flow calculations, sediment transport/mobile bed computations, and water temperature/water quality modeling.Read more

Water Risk Filter

World Wildlife Fund
This tool helps companies and investors ask the right questions about water. It allows you to assess risks and offers guidance on what to do in response.Read more

Webinar on Household Water Treatment

Publication date:
June 24, 2015
This webinar examines the evaluation of water treatment technologies. Using examples from Haiti and Central America, the webinar also addresses successes and challenges of implementation strategies of household water treatment. Three experts join to provide their relevant experiences. Read more

Bridging The Water Treatment Innovation Gap

Publication date:
May 12, 2015
The U.S. Water Partnership with support from Microvi Biotech Inc., Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority (DC Water) convened a webinar with various perspectives on the development and marketing of innovative water treatment technologies. The...Read more

USGS WaterQualityWatch and National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Data Warehouse

Publication date:
June 9, 2014
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Tap into a network of near real-time water-quality data from over 1,700 surface-water sites in the United States. Data are available for temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and (or) nitrate depending on the site. Data also are available for discharge.Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States
North America

USGS National Water Information System (NWIS)

Publication date:
November 2, 2016
U.S. Geological Survey
Provides access to water-resources data collected at over 1.5 million sites in the 50 States and selected other areas. Data are organized by: o Current conditions—sites with real-time or recent surface-water, groundwater, or water-quality data. o Site information—descriptive site information for...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
North America
United States

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