Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Hal Crimmel -- The coming challenge : population growth and water decline / Eric C. Ewert -- The miracle at the end of the line / Stephen Trimble -- Bear River : learning from a river that closes our circle / Craig Denton -- The restoration of all things : the case of the Provo River delta / George Handley -- Climate change and the future of Great Salt Lake / Daniel Bedford -- Chicken little's new career : how Utah's water development industry sows false fears and misinformation / Zachary Frankel -- Time to rethink policy : ideas for improving the health of Great Salt Lake / Rob Dubuc -- The Colorado : archetypal river / Brooke Williams -- Going with the flow : navigating to stream access consensus / Sara Dant -- The return of Glen Canyon : the beginning of a more sustainable future for the colorado / Annette McGivney -- Land of 20,000 wells : impacts on water from oil and gas development in eastern Utah / Hal Crimmel -- Moving water / Jana Richman -- A new water ethic / Daniel McCool -- Selected bibliography -- List of contributors -- Index.