Managing California's Water


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Water for the Future


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This book is the result of a joint research effort led by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and involving the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Palestine Health Council. It discusses opportunities for enhancement of water supplies and avoidance of overexploitation of water resources in the Middle East. Based on the concept that ecosystem goods and services are essential to maintaining water quality and quantity, the book emphasizes conservation, improved use of current technologies, and water management approaches that are compatible with environmental quality.







Elements of Conjunctive Use of Water Supply


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"Conjunctive use water supply refers to the coordinated use of both surface water and groundwater to meet water supply needs. There are many elements or tasks associated with conjunctive use planning. These include: hydrologic and hydraulic aspects, facilities, legal aspects, institutional arrangements, economic analysis, financial aspects and environmental effects. This document is intended as a reference to assist those involved in conjunctive use planning to more effectively and quickly focus on the necessary tasks"--Page 228




California Water Plan Update


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Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling


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In December 2002, a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in 2002, the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisian experience in addressing water conservation issues was of interest to the participants from both the United States and Iran. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, and the list of site visits.




California Water Plan Update


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