Managing agricultural contamination of ground water: the institutional framework

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dc.contributor.authorMontague, David Joelen
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:39:01Zen
dc.date.adate2010-06-22en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:39:01Zen
dc.date.issued1988en
dc.date.rdate2010-06-22en
dc.date.sdate2010-06-22en
dc.description.abstractContamination from agricultural fertilizers and pesticides has been recognized as a serious threat to underground drinking water sources. Through separate federal acts and amendments, the states have been given various levels of support with which to attack this contamination problem. However, these federal acts have not provided enough protection for groundwater from agricultural chemicals. The states must develop their own management programs for groundwater quality protection. Each state needs to consider what type of policy it will use as the foundation of its program. The policy can provide uniform groundwater quality throughout the state, provide for limited degradation throughout the state, or allow variances in groundwater quality for different locations. The strategies available to be used in the construction of a program consist of regulation, imposition of liability, economic incentives, and education. Finally, the states need to realize the basic mechanics needed for program support. The states of Nebraska, California, New Mexico, and Arizona serve as examples to show methods through which groundwater quality protection can be realized. Some major obstacles still exist in the development of effective state groundwater quality protection. These obstacles must be overcome to provide effective management of agricultural contamination of groundwater.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 147 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-06222010-020310en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06222010-020310/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/43408en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1988.M667.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 17728592en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1988.M667en
dc.subject.lcshAgricultural chemicals -- Environmental aspectsen
dc.subject.lcshGroundwater -- Pollutionen
dc.titleManaging agricultural contamination of ground water: the institutional frameworken
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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