Civil engineers announce public comment period on professional standard
RESTON, VA, Aug. 23, 2007 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers' Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE/EWRI) today announced it will conduct a public comment period on revisions to its Comprehensive Transboundary International Water Quality Management Agreement (ASCE 33-01). The public comment period will be held from September 20, 2007 through November 5, 2007.
The purpose of the standard is to provide a framework riparian governments can adopt or modify for comprehensive water quality planning and management of shared water resources. The standard covers: declaration of purposes and policies, general provisions, administration, transboundary water quality management, financing, dispute resolution, implementation, standards, and criteria.
To participate in the public comment period, contact Phillip Mariscal, ASCE standards administrator, at [email protected] or (703) 295-6338. For more information on this standard, or ASCE's standards program, please contact An Pham at [email protected] or (703) 295-6408.
Founded in 1999, the American Society of Civil Engineers Environmental and Water Resources Institute (ASCE/EWRI) is recognized for the integration of technical expertise and public policy in the planning, design, construction and operation of environmentally sound and sustainable infrastructure impacting air, land and water resources.
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 140,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society.
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