Author: Publisher:
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Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Water-quality Assessment of the Central Arizona Basins, Arizona and Northern Mexico--enviromental Setting and Overview of Water Quality
Author: Water-resources Investigations Report
Author: Assessment of Selected Inorganic Constituents in Streams in the Central Arizona Basins Study Area, Arizona and Northern Mexico, Through 1998
Author: David W. AnningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water quality
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
G.K. Hall Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies
Author: Benson Latin American CollectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latin America
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Rivers of North America
Author: Michael D. DelongPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0128188480
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 1109
Book Description
Rivers of North America, Second Edition features new updates on rivers included in the first edition, as well as brand new information on additional rivers. This new edition expands the knowledge base, providing readers with a broader comparative approach to understand both the common and distinct attributes of river networks. The first edition addressed the three primary disciplines of river science: hydrology, geomorphology, and ecology. This new edition expands upon the interactive nature of these disciplines, showing how they define the organization of a riverine landscape and its processes. An essential resource for river scientists working in ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology. - Provides a single source of information on North America's major rivers - Features authoritative information on more than 200 rivers from regional specialists - Includes full-color photographs and topographical maps to illustrate the beauty, major features, and uniqueness of each river system - Offers one-page summaries help readers quickly find key statistics and make comparisons among rivers
Ground-water Quality in Alluvial Basins that Have Minimal Urban Development, South-central Arizona
Author: D. J. GellenbeckPublisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Arizona Water Atlas: Central highlands planning area (5 groundwater basins)
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Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The primary objectives of the Atlas are to present an overview of water supply and demand conditions [as has not been available on a statewide basis for over ten years], to provide water resource information for planning and resource development purposes and to help identify the needs of communities throughout Arizona, particularly those outside the AMAs [the five active management areas].
Ground-water Quality in the West Salt River Valley, Arizona, 1996-98
Author: Robert John EdmondsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Organochlorine Compounds in Streambed Sediment and in Biological Tissue from Streams and Their Relations to Land Use, Central Arizona
Author: Joseph B. GeblerPublisher:
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Category : Contaminated sediments
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
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.