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Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Kaibab National Forest (N.F), Tusayan Growth Area Improvements, General Management Plan (GMP)
Author: Water Follies
Author: Robert Jerome GlennonPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267872
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
The Santa Cruz River that once flowed through Tucson, Arizona is today a sad mirage of a river. Except for brief periods following heavy rainfall, it is bone dry. The cottonwood and willow trees that once lined its banks have died, and the profusion of birds and wildlife recorded by early settlers are nowhere to be seen. The river is dead. What happened? Where did the water go. As Robert Glennon explains in Water Follies, what killed the Santa Cruz River -- and could devastate other surface waters across the United States -- was groundwater pumping. From 1940 to 2000, the volume of water drawn annually from underground aquifers in Tucson jumped more than six-fold, from 50,000 to 330,000 acre-feet per year. And Tucson is hardly an exception -- similar increases in groundwater pumping have occurred across the country and around the world. In a striking collection of stories that bring to life the human and natural consequences of our growing national thirst, Robert Glennon provides an occasionally wry and always fascinating account of groundwater pumping and the environmental problems it causes. Robert Glennon sketches the culture of water use in the United States, explaining how and why we are growing increasingly reliant on groundwater. He uses the examples of the Santa Cruz and San Pedro rivers in Arizona to illustrate the science of hydrology and the legal aspects of water use and conflicts. Following that, he offers a dozen stories -- ranging from Down East Maine to San Antonio's River Walk to Atlanta's burgeoning suburbs -- that clearly illustrate the array of problems caused by groundwater pumping. Each episode poses a conflict of values that reveals the complexity of how and why we use water. These poignant and sometimes perverse tales tell of human foibles including greed, stubbornness, and, especially, the unlimited human capacity to ignore reality. As Robert Glennon explores the folly of our actions and the laws governing them, he suggests common-sense legal and policy reforms that could help avert potentially catastrophic future effects. Water Follies, the first book to focus on the impact of groundwater pumping on the environment, brings this widespread but underappreciated problem to the attention of citizens and communities across America.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 888
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Comments and Responses on the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Tusayan Growth
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Category : Environmental impact statements
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Administrative Notes
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Category : Legal deposit of books, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Chemical Characteristics of Ground-water Discharge Along the South Rim of Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, 2000-2001
Author: Coconino National Forest (N.F.), Arizona Snowbowl Facilities Improvements
Author: Kaibab National Forest (N.F.) Amd Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Railway, Inc. Passenger Rail Service, Grand Canyon Airport to Maswik Transportation Area, Grand Canyon Village
Author: Bibliography of Agriculture
Author: Aridland Springs in North America
Author: Lawrence E. StevensPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 9780816526451
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
A collection of articles on the ecology of North American desert springs, by authors from the fields of biology, botany, ichthyology, conservation, geology and law; and covering both the special traits of springs and the ways in which they might be managed in order to survive.