A comparative analysis: Storm water pollution policy in California, USA and Victoria, Australia

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 311-317

  Swamikannu, X ^a   Radulescu, D ^a   Young, R ^b   Allison, R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Best management practices; Diffuse pollution; Environmental policy; Storm water pollution; Stormwater quality; United States

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

STORM WATER;

WATER POLLUTION;

STORM WATER;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WATER POLLUTION;

AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; POPULATION SIZE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; VICTORIA;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0038441700     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2003.0704     Document Type: Conference Paper

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