Development and application of techniques for evaluating the success of local groundwater protection programs

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dc.contributor.authorFacciolo, Mary T.en
dc.contributor.committeechairCox, William E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHoehn, Robert C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRandolph, Johnen
dc.contributor.departmentEnvironmental Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:44:39Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-05en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:44:39Zen
dc.date.issued1994-09-06en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-05en
dc.date.sdate2009-09-05en
dc.description.abstractThe existence of comprehensive groundwater protection programs on the federal, state, and local levels was investigated. Because of the unique characteristics of aquifers and contamination sources, local groundwater protection programs were found to be the most comprehensive; however, it was discovered that no universally accepted method existed to measure their effectiveness. An evaluation method was developed to determine local groundwater protection program effectiveness, and the method was applied in two case studies, one urban and one rural. The urban program, developed in Dayton, Ohio, was found to be a comprehensive and effectively implemented program; the rural program, developed in Clarke County, Virginia, was found to be a comprehensive program, but lacked full implementation. The experience gained in the case studies was used to revise the format of the evaluation method, and draw conclusions concerning the usefulness of the method. A description of the evaluation method, the case studies, and all related data collection are included.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 140 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09052009-040612en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052009-040612/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44577en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1994.F333.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 31459252en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1994.F333en
dc.subject.lcshGroundwater -- Pollution -- Law and legislationen
dc.titleDevelopment and application of techniques for evaluating the success of local groundwater protection programsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Planningen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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