The papers in this proceedings were presented at the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2009, which was held in Kansas City, Missouri from May 17 to 21. This annual conference is an important opportunity for professionals in the environmental and water resources fields to convene and focus on issues facing our world. The theme of this year s technical program is the Great Rivers of the World. This proceedings illuminates the engineering challenges of addressing the important environmental and development issues while focusing on the need for a sustainable future.

The papers in this proceedings were presented at the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2009, which was held in Kansas City, Missouri from May 17 to 21. This annual conference is an important opportunity for professionals in the environmental and water resources fields to convene and focus on issues facing our world. The theme of this year s technical program is the Great Rivers of the World. This proceedings illuminates the engineering challenges of addressing the important environmental and development issues while focusing on the need for a sustainable future.

The papers in this proceedings were presented at the World Environmental & Water Resources Congress 2009, which was held in Kansas City, Missouri from May 17 to 21. This annual conference is an important opportunity for professionals in the environmental and water resources fields to convene and focus on issues facing our world. The theme of this year s technical program is the Great Rivers of the World. This proceedings illuminates the engineering challenges of addressing the important environmental and development issues while focusing on the need for a sustainable future.

This volume contains 18 papers presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress and Great Rivers History Symposium held in Kansas City, Missouri, from May 17 to 21, 2009. Great Rivers History focuses on the great rivers of the world and the engineering challenges of balancing the urgency for development and growth with the environmental need for a sustainable future. This seminal collection offers a fascinating history of: · the Paris sewer system · the Turtle Creek Reservoir · the Missouri River channel project · Columbia River exploration and mapping · major U.S. dam failures · Darcy s Law This publication will be valuable to practitioners, professors, and students interested in environmental and water resources engineering history.