Confronting the Nation's Water Problems
eBook - ePub

Confronting the Nation's Water Problems

The Role of Research

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eBook - ePub

Confronting the Nation's Water Problems

The Role of Research

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About this book

In order to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, the United States needs to make a new commitment to research on water resources. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies. Given the competition for water among farmers, communities, aquatic ecosystems and other users--as well as emerging challenges such as climate change and the threat of waterborne diseases--Confronting the Nation's Water Problems concludes that an additional $70 million in federal funding should go annually to water research. Funding should go specifically to the areas of water demand and use, water supply augmentation, and other institutional research topics. The book notes that overall federal funding for water research has been stagnant in real terms for the past 30 years and that the portion dedicated to research on water use and social science topics has declined considerably.

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Information

Publisher
National Academies Press
Year
2004
eBook ISBN
9780309165891
Edition
0
Topic
Physical Sciences

Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
  3. COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH
  4. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD
  5. Preface
  6. Contents
  7. Executive Summary
  8. 1 Setting the Stage
  9. 2 The Evolving Federal Role in Support of Water Resources Research
  10. 3 Water Resources Research Priorities for the Future
  11. 4 Status and Evaluation of Water Resources Research in the United States
  12. 5 Data Collection and Monitoring
  13. 6 Coordination of Water Resources Research
  14. APPENDIXES