NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Support for this project was provided by the National Academy of Engineering, National Science Foundation Grant No. BCS-9002867, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Contract No. X-817001-01-0, the City of San Diego, the Freeman Fund of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Contract No. 50-DGNC-900139.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Managing wastewater in coastal urban areas / Committee on Wastewater Management for Coastal Urban Areas, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.

p. cm.

1. Sewage disposal. 2. Runoff—Environmental aspects. 3. Coastal zone management. I. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Wastewater Management for Coastal Urban Areas.

TD653.M34 1993

628.1'682—dc20 93-1845

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