Introduction to water in California / David Carle.

By:

Carle, David, 1950- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Stephen Bechtel Fund imprint in ecology and the environmentPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]Copyright date: ©2016Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520962897
0520962893

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Introduction to water in California.DDC classification:

363.6/109794 23

LOC classification:

TD224.C3 C3723 2016eb

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Contents:

Water web : connected Californians -- Tapping into a planetary cycle -- California water landscape -- The distribution system -- Challenges to California water management -- Meeting the challenges : California's water future.

Summary: "This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods. Along the way, we learn much about California itself as the book describes its rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics. Essential reading in a state facing the future with an overextended water supply, this fascinating book shows that, for all Californians, every drop counts. New to this updated edition are additional maps, figures, and photos; expanded coverage of potential impacts to precipitation, snowpack, and water supply from climate change; updated information about the struggle for water management and potential solutions; new content about sustainable groundwater use and regulation, desalination, water recycling, stormwater capture, and current proposals for water storage and diversion; and an additional table summarizing water sources for 360 California cities and towns"--Provided by publisher

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods. Along the way, we learn much about California itself as the book describes its rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics. Essential reading in a state facing the future with an overextended water supply, this fascinating book shows that, for all Californians, every drop counts. New to this updated edition are additional maps, figures, and photos; expanded coverage of potential impacts to precipitation, snowpack, and water supply from climate change; updated information about the struggle for water management and potential solutions; new content about sustainable groundwater use and regulation, desalination, water recycling, stormwater capture, and current proposals for water storage and diversion; and an additional table summarizing water sources for 360 California cities and towns"--Provided by publisher