Water Resources Management VIII contains papers presented at the eighth conference in a biennial series organised by the Wessex Institute. First held in 2001, the Conference includes the work of scientists, practitioners and other experts regarding the sustainable management of water resources. It is predicted that population growth and irregular precipitation due to climate change may lead to more restrict ed access to water in certain regions of the world. The problem will be aggravated by human activities that affect the quality of available water. In order to improve strategies for dealing with a scarcity of potable water, it is important to review and compare the performance of current technologies and practices in order to select those that will provide the most effective approaches. It is also important that technologies and practices be able to respond with agility to changing conditions. New ways of thinking are required in order to successfully predict future trends and prepare adequate sustainable solutions. The papers included in this book cover such topics as: Water Management and Planning; Water Rights and Accessibility; Water Markets and Policies; Climate Change; Irrigation; Urban Water Management; Hydraulic Engineering; Water Quality; Pollution Contaminants and Control; River Basin Management; Flood Risk Management; Geo-politics of Water; Water Resources and Economics; Governance and Regulations; Desalination; Water Services.

The goal of this document is to provide a comprehensive design manual that results in effective, reliable, and economically affordable stormwater management systems for Calgary, Alberta. Chapters of the manual cover the following: general principles of stormwater management & planning; required approvals & processes at the federal, provincial, & municipal levels; design of stormwater system components, including drainage, runoff analysis, pipes, manholes, catch basins, weeping tile, outfalls, surface ponds, and floodplains; commercial, institutional, & multi-family residential drainage & site servicing plans; hydraulic design; stormwater ponds & wetlands; water quality modelling & monitoring; best management practices designed to prevent or reduce the release of pollutants to receiving waters; erosion & sediment control; operating, maintenance, & monitoring requirements; and technical requirements.

With the infrastructure to manage storm water threats in cities becoming increasingly expensive to build or repair, the design community needs to look at alternative approaches. Living roofs present an opportunity to compliment ground-level storm water control measures, contributing to a holistic, integrated urban water management system. This book offers tools to plan and design living roofs, in the context of effectively mitigating storm water. Quantitative tools for engineering calculations and qualitative discussion of potential influences and interactions of the design team and assembly elements are addressed.