Author: Dave Armstrong
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Minnesota Ground Water Bibliography
Author: Dave Armstrong
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Water Follies
Author: Robert Jerome Glennon
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1597267872
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 329
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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.
Publisher: 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.
An Annotated Bibliography of Local Groundwater Management Publications
Author:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Geraghty & Miller's Groundwater Bibliography, Fifth Edition
Author: Frits van der Leeden
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000674657
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
This bibliography reflects the tremendous growth of interest in groundwater, which has occurred in recent years, dealing with a particular aspect of the field of hydrogeology. It will be helpful to those searching for information on management and protection of the groundwater resource.
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1000674657
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
This bibliography reflects the tremendous growth of interest in groundwater, which has occurred in recent years, dealing with a particular aspect of the field of hydrogeology. It will be helpful to those searching for information on management and protection of the groundwater resource.
Quick Bibliography Series
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 460
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A Bibliography of Earth Science Bibliographies of the United States of America
Author: Harriet K. Long
Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Selected Water Resources Abstracts
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 566
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Water Pollution Issues and Developments
Author: Sarah V. Thomas
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604562088
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Pollution is undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities so that the environment becomes harmful or unfit for living things; especially applicable to the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances. In addition to the harm to living beings, both present or future and known or unknown, pollution cleanup and surveillance are enormous financial drains of the economies of the world. This book focuses on issues and developments critical for the field.
Publisher: Nova Publishers
ISBN: 9781604562088
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Pollution is undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities so that the environment becomes harmful or unfit for living things; especially applicable to the contamination of soil, water, or the atmosphere by the discharge of harmful substances. In addition to the harm to living beings, both present or future and known or unknown, pollution cleanup and surveillance are enormous financial drains of the economies of the world. This book focuses on issues and developments critical for the field.
Dictionary Catalog of the Department Library
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 732
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