Reestablishing public health and land use planning to protect public water supplies.
OBJECTIVE
This study measured the extent to which land use, design, and engineering practices could reduce contamination of major public water supplies.


METHODS
Key parcels of land were identified in New Jersey, and the potential uncontrolled loading of contaminants was estimated with the US Environmental Protection Agency's Long-Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment model for a variety of land use, design, and engineering scenarios.


RESULTS
High-density per-acre development and engineering controls, along with housing and light commercial activity near main railroads, would substantially reduce runoff.


CONCLUSIONS
In New Jersey, government and purveyor action is being taken as a result of, and in support of, these findings.
Greenberg
Michael
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Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Avenue, Room 363, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1900, USA. mrg@rci.rutgers.edu
Mayer
Henry
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Miller
K Tyler
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Hordon
Robert
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Knee
Daniel
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D019985:Benchmarking; D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000592:standards*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D009515:New Jersey; D011156:Population Density; D011634:Public Health; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012423:Rural Health; D012939:Social Planning; D014504:Urban Health; D014507:Urbanization; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards*
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