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CRWR Online Report 96-1
A GIS Assessment of Nonpoint Source Pollution in the San Antonio-Nueces Coastal Basin
By William K. Saunders, M.S.C.E. and David R. Maidment, Ph.D
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PRELIMINARY PAGES...(28 KB)
- Title Page
- Acknowledgements
- Abstract
- Table Of Contents
- List Of Tables
- List Of Figures
1. INTRODUCTION...(482 KB)
- 1.1 Background
- 1.2 Objectives
- 1.3 Study Area
- 1.4 Research Approach
2. LITERATURE REVIEW...(221 KB)
- 2.1 Nonpoint Source Pollution Models
- 2.2 GIS-Based Nonpoint Source Pollution Models
- 2.3 Earlier Studies in the San Antonio-Nueces Coastal Basin
3. DATA DESCRIPTION...(3.5 MB)
- 3.1 Map Projection
- 3.2 Establishing a Digital Database
- 3.3 Scales of Analysis
4. METHODOLOGY...(6.0 MB)
- 4.1 Grid-Based Watershed Modeling Using Digital Elevation Data
- 4.2 Determination of a Rainfall/Runoff Relationship
- 4.3 Linking Expected Mean Concentration of Pollutants to Land Use
- 4.4 Estimating Annual Loadings Throughout the Watershed
- 4.5 Predicting Downstream Pollutant Concentrations in Watershed Stream Networks
- 4.6 Considering and Simulating Point Sources
- 4.7 Using an Optimization Routine to Provide Estimates of EMC
Values
5. RESULTS...(5.1 MB)
- 5.1 Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment
- 5.2 Assessment of Basin Pollution Including Point Sources
- 5.3 Expected Mean Concentration Values from the Optimization Routine
6. CONCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS...(14 KB)
APPENDICES...(225 KB)
- Appendix A : Data Dictionary
- Appendix B : Programs/AMLs
- Appendix C : List of Acronyms
REFERENCES...(29 KB)
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