Drinking water from forests and grasslands: A synthesis of the scientific literature.

Title
Drinking water from forests and grasslands: A synthesis of the scientific literature.
Abstract
The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 require every State to perform source water assessments of all public drinking water sources and make the results public by 2003. Forests and grasslands serve as sources of many public drinking water supplies, and managers of these lands are expected to participate in preparing assessments and to work with the public to assure safe drinking water. To help managers of forests and grasslands meet this requirement, this report reviews the current scientific literature about the potential of common land-use practices \ to introduce contaminants that pose risks to human health into public drinking water sources. Potential audiences for this report include managers of national forests and grasslands and managers of other public and private lands with similar uses. Operators of public drinking water utilities and citizens’ groups concerned with drinking water may also find this report useful.
Begin Date
2016-08-17
Originator Name
Dissmeyer, G.E., ed. 2000. General Technical Report SRS-39. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Asheville. NC.
Links
www.srs.fs.fed.us/pubs/gtr/gtr_srs039/
Location
Global or not applicable
Keywords
Drinking Water, Economics, Habitat, Land use, Maps, Public Water, Soils, Utilities & Communication, Vegetation
Resource Type
Document
Resource Owner
Pax

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