Glennon, Robert Jerome,  1944- <br/><br/>
Unquenchable :  America's water crisis and what to do about it / 
by Robert Glennon. 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Island Press,  c2009. 
 - xii, 414 p. :  ill., maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-400) and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I. The Crisis. 1. Atlanta's prayer for water -- 2. Wealth and the culture of water consumption -- 3. Our thirst for energy --4. Fouling our own nests -- 5. The crisis masked -- Part II. Real and surreal solutions. 6. Business as usual -- 7. Water alchemists -- 8. The ancient mariner's lament -- 9. Shall we drink pee? -- 10. Creative conservation -- 11. Water harvesting -- 12. Moore's law -- Part III. A new approach. 13. The enigma of the water closet -- 14. The diamond-water paradox -- 15. The steel deal -- 16. Privatization of water -- 17. Take the money and run -- 18. The future of farming -- 19. Environmental transfers -- 20. The buffalo's lament -- Conclusion : a blue print for reform -- Epilogue : The Salton Sea. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781597264365 (cloth : alk. paper) 1597264369 (cloth : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008043770 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Water-supply--United States.<br/>Droughts--United States.<br/>Water consumption--Forecasting.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TD223  / .G578 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.6/10973