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RECORD NUMBER: 4276 OF 4797Main Title | The conservation of ground water; a survey of the present ground-water situation in the United States. | |||||||||||
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Author | Thomas, Harold E., ; Thomas, H. E. | |||||||||||
Publisher | McGraw-Hill, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1951 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00519326 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 0837134315; 9780837134314 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Groundwater--United States ; Water-supply--United States ; Water conservation--United States ; Aguas Subterraneas | |||||||||||
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Edition | 1st ed. | |||||||||||
Collation | xv, 327 p. maps (part fold.) 24 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | "Sponsored by the Conservation Foundation." Bibliography: p. 301-321. |
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Contents Notes | INTRODUCTION: The problems -- Our Increasing requirements for water -- The need to know what we are doing -- HYDROLOGIC PRINCIPLES AND BASIC DATA: The hydrologic cycle -- Inventory of our water resources -- Delineation of arid and humid regions -- Nature's great reservoirs: ground water -- PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM GROUND-WATER DEVELOPMENT AND USE: Reservoir problems -- Pipeline problems -- Watercourse problems -- GROUND-WATER PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM LAND OCCUPANCY: Effects of agricultural use of land -- Effects of urban use of land -- Irrigation and drainage -- Disposal of wastes -- River control -- Navigation channels -- OUR INCREASING REQUIREMENTS FOR WATER: Consumptive use and waste -- Nonconsumptive use and disposal -- Anticipation of future requirements -- The ground-water quota in meeting these requirements -- CURRENT DEFICIENCIES AND FUTURE NEEDS FOR EFFECTIVE GROUND-WATER DEVELOPMENT: Hydrologic data -- Legal concepts -- Water-conservation practices -- Public enlightenment -- BETTER GROUND-WATER MANAGEMENT / Abel Wolman: Some representative ground-water problems -- Major elements in ground-water management. |