Aqua shock : the water crisis in America /
Marks, Susan J.
Aqua shock : the water crisis in America / Susan J. Marks. - New York : Bloomberg Press, c2009. - vii, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Liquid gold -- Where our water comes from : a global perspective -- The disappearing act -- Danger! safe water at risk -- On governing water -- America's water gods -- The cost of water : cash, commodities, and capitalism -- Can water be saved.
"Aqua Shock takes a realistic look at the water crisis in America, explaining where our water comes from, what's happening to it, and why. It examines complicated water laws, discusses who does and who doesn't own rights to water, and describes how our groundwater becomes polluted. It concludes with what can be done to ease the crisis"--Provided by publisher.
9781576603321 (alk. paper)
2009030785
Water resources development--United States.
Water resources development--Government policy--United States.
Water-supply--United States.
HD1694.A5 / M37 2009
333.7900973
Aqua shock : the water crisis in America / Susan J. Marks. - New York : Bloomberg Press, c2009. - vii, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Liquid gold -- Where our water comes from : a global perspective -- The disappearing act -- Danger! safe water at risk -- On governing water -- America's water gods -- The cost of water : cash, commodities, and capitalism -- Can water be saved.
"Aqua Shock takes a realistic look at the water crisis in America, explaining where our water comes from, what's happening to it, and why. It examines complicated water laws, discusses who does and who doesn't own rights to water, and describes how our groundwater becomes polluted. It concludes with what can be done to ease the crisis"--Provided by publisher.
9781576603321 (alk. paper)
2009030785
Water resources development--United States.
Water resources development--Government policy--United States.
Water-supply--United States.
HD1694.A5 / M37 2009
333.7900973