Most southwestern cities were founded along rivers or in areas having springs or readily available ground water. Because of the generally sparse precipitation, the renewable fresh water supply in the Southwest is smaller than most other areas of the United States. Despite the arid climate, water use has increased rapidly, first in the form of irrigation, and more recently the use in cities. This has caused extensive development of local water resources and overdraft of ground water basins in some areas. It is difficult to implement new local supplies and importation projects due to a myriad of environmental and legal constraints and a general shortage of public funds. Various opportunities and plans for water management,...
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Types: Citation,
Journal Citation;
Tags: Journal of the American Water Resources Association,
conjunctive use,
water conservation,
water demand,
water development, All tags...
water management,
water resources planning,
water reuse,
water transfer, Fewer tags
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