Author: J. F. KennyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water consumption
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Public Water-supply Use in Kansas, 1987-97
Author: J. F. KennyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water consumption
Languages : en
Pages : 4
Book Description
Fact Sheet
Author: Unquenchable
Author: Robert Jerome GlennonPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597266396
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out. Robert Glennon captures the irony—and tragedy—of America’s water crisis in a book that is both frightening and wickedly comical. From manufactured snow for tourists in Atlanta to trillions of gallons of water flushed down the toilet each year, Unquenchable reveals the heady extravagances and everyday inefficiencies that are sucking the nation dry. The looming catastrophe remains hidden as government diverts supplies from one area to another to keep water flowing from the tap. But sooner rather than later, the shell game has to end. And when it does, shortages will threaten not only the environment, but every aspect of American life: we face shuttered power plants and jobless workers, decimated fi sheries and contaminated drinking water. We can’t engineer our way out of the problem, either with traditional fixes or zany schemes to tow icebergs from Alaska. In fact, new demands for water, particularly the enormous supply needed for ethanol and energy production, will only worsen the crisis. America must make hard choices—and Glennon’s answers are fittingly provocative. He proposes market-based solutions that value water as both a commodity and a fundamental human right. One truth runs throughout Unquenchable: only when we recognize water’s worth will we begin to conserve it.
The Water Encyclopedia
Author: Pedro Fierro Jr.Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420012584
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1879
Book Description
Just do an Internet search. It's on the Internet These phrases have quickly become a part of the vernacular. The quintessential book of data relating to water, The Water Encyclopedia: Hydrologic Data and Internet Resources, Third Edition arose from the premise that most of the information provided within this publication could be easily
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 926
Book Description
New Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 836
Book Description
The World's Water 2002-2003
Author: Peter H. GleickPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 9781597262798
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 1990
Author: Wayne B. SolleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Water Availability and Use Science Program: Estimated Use of Water in the United States In 2015
Author: Cheryl A. DieterPublisher: Geological Survey
ISBN: 9781411342330
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Estimates of water withdrawals enable the depiction of trends in total water use for the Nation among different geographic areas, categories of use, and sources over time. Water-use information is a critical component of water budgets, which are essential to surface- water and groundwater availability studies. This information is also essential to accurately understand how future water demands will be met while maintaining adequate water quality and quantities for human and ecosystem needs across the United States of America. Data is represented in text abstracts and analysis, tables, chart graphics, and photos presented throughout. The estimates contained within this volume focus on water use for eight (8) categories: Public Supply * Irrigation Self-supplied Domestic * Livestock Aquaculture * Industrial Mining * Thermoelectric Power Related products: Other products produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/us-geological-survey-usgs Check out our Water Management resources collection here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/water-management