Water quality improvement policies: Lessons learned from the implementation of proposition O in Los Angeles, California

Environmental Management

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 514-522

  Park, Mi Hyun ^a   Stenstrom, Michael ^b   Pincetl, Stephanie ^b,c  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Water Act; Fiscal constraints; Participation; Proposition O; Stormwater management; Total Maximum Daily Load; Water quality improvement

Indexed keywords

CLEAN WATER ACT; FISCAL CONSTRAINTS; PARTICIPATION; PROPOSITION O; STORMWATER MANAGEMENT; TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD; WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; FLOOD CONTROL; HYDROGEOLOGY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL; STORM SEWERS; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER QUALITY;

GROUND WATER; STORM WATER;

CLEANUP; FECES; FLOOD CONTROL; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC SPENDING; RECHARGE; STORMWATER; URBAN RENEWAL; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; FLOODING; FUNDING; NATIONAL PARK; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; POLICY; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; CONSUMER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SANITATION; STANDARD; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LOS ANGELES; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; SANITARY ENGINEERING; URBANIZATION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 64549106488     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-008-9262-8     Document Type: Article

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