Back to Project List
Project 1260

Using WERF's Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessment Tool To Improve Effectiveness of Water Quality Management

$0
Completed
Principal Investigator
Benjamin
Parkhurst
Contractor
The Cadmus Group, Inc.
Water Quality
Risk Assessment
Source & Receiving Waters
Final Report

Abstract

Using two case study examples, this project demonstrates how WERF's ecological risk assessment methods, Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessment: A Multi-Tiered Approach, can be used to improve the ecological- and cost-effectiveness of water quality management under the Clean Water Act. The two cases (Salado Creek in the City of San Antonio, Texas, and the Jordan River in Utah) are explored in detail, including direct and indirect effects of changes in flow on fish and invertebrate aquatic life. Published by WERF. 167 pages. Soft cover.

Originally funded as WERF project 97-HHE-2.