National water sustainability : the WaterSmart program / / William Owens, editor

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957945603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, New York : , : Nova Science Publishers, , [2013]; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-62618-104-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (136 p.)
• Collana: Water resource planning, development and management
• Altri autori (Persone): OwensWilliam
• Disciplina: 363.610973
• Soggetti: Water conservation - Government policy - United States; Water resources development - Government policy - United States; Water-supply - Management - Government policy - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- NATIONAL WATER SUSTAINABILITY THE WATERSMART PROGRAM -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 DOI WATERSMART STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLAN -- SECTION 1. A SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES FUTURE -- SECTION 2. PROGRAM COORDINATION -- SECTION 3. THE ENERGY/WATER NEXUS: WATER USED IN ENERGY PRODUCTION AND ENERGY USED IN WATER SUPPLY -- SECTION 4. BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE -- SECTION 5. WATER FOOTPRINT REDUCTION PROGRAM -- SECTION 6. WATERSMART CLEARINGHOUSE -- SECTION 7. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE WATER STRATEGIES -- SECTION 8. EVALUATION OF NEEDED INFORMATION -- SECTION 10. COLLABORATION WITH STATES AND TRIBES -- SECTION 11. PLANNING EFFORTS -- SECTION 12. COLORADO RIVER BASIN PILOT -- LIST OF ACRONYMS -- Chapter 2 WATERSMART: A THREE-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT* -- OVERVIEW -- WATER REUSE: DEVELOPING AND SUPPLEMENTING LIMITED SUPPLIES -- WATER CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY: STRETCHING EXISTING SUPPLIES -- THE PRIORITY GOAL FOR WATER CONSERVATION: 730,000 ACRE-FEET BY THE END OF 2013 -- A COMPREHENSIVE LANDSCAPE-LEVEL PLANNING STRATEGY -- KEY ELEMENTS OF A WATERSMART BASIN STUDY -- THE ENERGY-WATER NEXUS -- NATIONAL WATER AVAILABILITY AND USE ASSESSMENT -- ; SECURING A SUSTAINABLE WATER FUTURE -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: Adequate supplies of water are essential to people, the economy and the environment. Yet the Nation faces an increasing set of water resource challenges. Aging infrastructure, rapid population growth, depletion of groundwater resources, impaired water quality associated with particular land uses and covers, reservoir sedimentation, water needed for human and environmental uses, increased domestic energy development, and climate variability and change all play a role in determining the amount of fresh water available at any given place and time. It is increasingly recognized that water is the primary means through which climate change impacts the earth and people's livelihoods and well being. This book examines the WaterSMART initiative, a program that recognizes the U.S. Department of Interior's role in providing Federal leadership in the pursuit of sustainable water supply for people, the economy, and the environment.