Description
This powerpoint presentation begins by providing a brief overview of water issues in the western U.S. and a chronology of western water by decades. Future drivers of water issues will be: population growth;climate change; and,globalization. Signature issues by region are presented and include: Plains – Ogallala Aquifer;Intermountain West – Dams in Colorado;Northwest – salmon recovery;California – Bay Delta, Imperial Valley;Desert Southwest – Arizona, Las Vegas; and,Regionwide – Colorado River Compact. Colorado examples of politics of western water are listed, along with utility practices for increasing andsecuring supply.
Product Details
- Edition:
- Vol. – No.
- Published:
- 11/01/2009
- Number of Pages:
- 44
- File Size:
- 1 file , 3.6 MB
- Note:
- This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus
