Water follies : groundwater pumping and the fate of America's fresh waters /
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Island Press,
[2002]
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Table of Contents:
- 1. The worth of water in the United States
- 2. Human reliance on groundwater
- 3. How does a river go dry : the Santa Cruz in Tucson
- 4. A river at risk : the Upper San Pedro River in Arizona
- 5. Tampa Bay's avarice : Cypress Groves, wetlands, springs, and lakes in Florida
- 6. The tourist's mirage : San Antonio's River Walk, the Edwards Aquifer, and endangered species
- 7. Suburban development and watershed initiatives : Massachusetts' Ipswich River Basin
- 8. A game of inches for endangered Chinook salmon : California's Cosumnes River, the Army Corps of Engineers, and Sacramento sprawl
- 9. Wild blueberries and Atlantic salmon : down east Maine
- 10. Size does count, at least for French fries : Minnesota's Straight River
- 11. The Black Mesa Coal Slurry Pipeline : the Hopi Reservation in Arizona
- 12. Is gold or water more precious : mining in Nevada
- 13. All's fair in love and water
- 14. The future of water : tourism and Grand Canyon National Park
- 15. The tragedy of law and the commons.