Groundwater Management in the West

by Zachary A. Smith and Jeffrey S. Ashley

Book Overview

One of the greatest conundrums facing the arid western United States is the availability, use, and quality of groundwater. In large sections of the West, groundwater is the only dependable source of water for agricultural production and home consumption. Yet many of the aquifers are being depleted at a rate that will suck them dry within a century. Furthermore, dependence upon groundwater in many areas will only increase in the future. This dependence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080324276X
• ISBN13: 9780803242760
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"