Protecting Cape Cod’s water resources is the focus of this practical plan and assessment.
Learn how a national park team analyzes problems, weighs management options, and lays out actions to keep ponds, groundwater, and coastal waters clean and healthy.
The book presents the scope, questions, and approach behind a Water Resource Management Plan for Cape Cod National Seashore. It outlines how researchers describe problems, compare alternatives, and propose research to support protection and compatible use of the area’s water resources.
- How water resources are monitored and what kinds of data are collected.
- Ground water and surface water interactions, and the role of wetlands and floodplains in protection efforts.
- How management decisions are guided by policy, science, and public review processes.
- Examples of potential management options and their environmental impacts.
Ideal for readers of environmental planning and public policy who want a grounded view of how water resources are managed in a fragile coastal landscape.