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Proceedings of the 2009 World Environmental and Water Resources Congress, held in Kansas City, Missouri, May 17-21, 2009. Sponsored by the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of ASCE.

This collection contains 663 papers focusing on the engineering challenges of balancing environmental and development issues while achieving a sustainable future. Those who work on the front lines­—at the environmental/water engineering nexus—must share their insights from research and from practical experience in the field to generate best solutions for the future.

Topics include:

• education
• emerging and innovative technologies
• engineering history and heritage
• environmental engineering and public health
• hydraulics and waterways
• international issues
• irrigation and drainage
• local issues
• water resources planning and management track
• water, wastewater and stormwater
• watersheds

The collection also contains papers from these special sessions:

• 6th Urban Watershed Management Symposium
• 7th Groundwater Hydrology, Quality, and Management Symposium
• 11th Water Distribution System Analysis Symposium