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RECORD NUMBER: 278 OF 376| Main Title | Management and Control of Water in Puerto Rico. | |||||||||||
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| Author | Corder, Isidoro Aviles ; | |||||||||||
| CORP Author | Puerto Rico Univ., Mayaquez. Water Resources Research Inst. | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1969 | |||||||||||
| Report Number | OWRR-A-010-PR; 03246,; A-010-PR(1) | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB-189 157 | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | ( Water supplies ; Management planning) ; ( Puerto Rico ; Water supplies) ; Irrigation systems ; Sewage ; Water pollution ; Floods ; Law ; Evapotranspiration ; Hydrology ; Water resources ; Water rights ; Sewage treatment ; Surface waters ; Ground water ; Flood control | |||||||||||
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| Collation | 223p | |||||||||||
| Abstract | The present status of water resources management in Puerto Rico is reviewed. Topics discussed include the island's hydrology, streamflow, water availability, water use, water rights, predictions of future needs, water problems, and recommendations. The major problems are pollution control, reservoir sedimentation, flood control, irrigation needs, drainage, and salt water intrusion. Puerto Rico is rapidly industrializing and must solve these problems to continue increasing the standard of living. (USGS abstract) |