Author: Nevada. Legislature. Legislative CommissionPublisher:
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Category : Water districts
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Regional Water Authorities and Other Water Issues
Author: Nevada. Legislature. Legislative CommissionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water districts
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Regional Cooperation for Water Quality Improvement in Southwestern Pennsylvania
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309181313
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
The city of Pittsburgh and surrounding area of southwestern Pennsylvania face complex water quality problems, due in large part to aging wastewater infrastructures that cannot handle sewer overflows and stormwater runoff, especially during wet weather. Other problems such as acid mine drainage are a legacy of the region's past coal mining, heavy industry, and manufacturing economy. Currently, water planning and management in southwestern Pennsylvania is highly fragmented; federal and state governments, 11 counties, hundreds of municipalities, and other entities all play roles, but with little coordination or cooperation. The report finds that a comprehensive, watershed-based approach is needed to effectively meet water quality standards throughout the region in the most cost-effective manner. The report outlines both technical and institutional alternatives to consider in the development and implementation of such an approach.
Issues and Options in Regional Water Supply
Author: Robert A. AlpernPublisher:
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Category : Municipal water supply
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
The Water Problem
Author: Pat MulroyPublisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 0815727879
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Building water resilience is the single biggest challenge in a changing global climate. The United States faces a water crisis as critical as the energy crisis that once dominated headlines. Like the energy crisis, a solution can be found. Pat Mulroy, for many years general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the lead negotiator on the Colorado River for the State of Nevada, and a Brookings fellow, has gathered a number of practitioners and scholars to show us why we face a crisis caused by climate change and what we can do to alleviate it. While the focus recently has been on California, with its water restrictions and drought, many other parts of the United States are also suffering from current and potential water shortages that will only be exacerbated by climate change. The Water Problem takes us to Miami and the problem of rising oceans fouling freshwater reservoirs; Kansas and Nebraska, where intensive farming is draining age-old aquifers; and to the Southwest United States, where growing populations are creating enormous stresses on the already strained Colorado River. Mulroy and her contributors explore not just the problems, but also what we can do now to put in place measures to deal with a very real crisis.
Water Code
Author: TexasThirst for Growth
Author: Robert GottliebPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 081654946X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
An overview of the key issues of public accountability and water policy innovation that confront urban and agricultural water agencies throughout the country--notably in California where the prospects for future water development have become especially problematic. Focusing on six agencies in the Southern California region, they offer a series of case studies analyzing the issues of water quality, including groundwater contamination and disinfection by-products; reallocation and transfer of existing supplies; and management programs based on pricing changes, the conjunctive use of surface and groundwater supplies, and increased storage capacity aimed at greater efficiencies in stretching those existing supplies.
Miscellaneous Water and Power Bills
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Water and PowerPublisher:
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Category : Federal aid to water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority
Author: Sacramento Metropolitan Water AuthorityPublisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Organizational, Legal and Public Finance Aspects of Regional Water Supply: Report
Author: Institute of Public Administration (New York, N.Y.)Publisher:
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Category : Regional planning
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Not a Drop to Drink
Author: Kenneth MidkiffPublisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1930722680
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
In some parts of the United States, water is disappearing as consumption exceeds supply. In other parts, battles are raging that will determine both the cost and the quality of a simple glass of water. Not a Drop to Drink comprehensively examines the imminent crisis of America's water supply and explains what readers everywhere can do about it. In this straightforward, story-driven book, Ken Midkiff talks to crusty ranchers in Topeka, suited lawyers in Atlanta, and smooth-talking politicians in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Using regional and national case studies, he analyzes and presents the roots of the problem, and then says what we must do to solve it. Written by one of the foremost experts on America's water supply, Not a Drop to Drink is a must-read book for concerned citizens nationwide.