03821oam 2200733I 450 991081970310332120240516212125.01-280-87359-097866137149091-136-52165-81-136-52164-X1-936331-93-410.4324/9781936331932 (CKB)2670000000229982(EBL)982533(SSID)ssj0000689185(PQKBManifestationID)11406115(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000689185(PQKBWorkID)10614035(PQKB)11118995(MiAaPQ)EBC982533(Au-PeEL)EBL982533(CaPaEBR)ebr10592902(CaONFJC)MIL371490(OCoLC)798427886(FINmELB)ELB135885(EXLCZ)99267000000022998220180706d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFlorida's water a fragile resource in a vulnerable state /Tom Swihart1st ed.Washington, D.C. :RFF Press,2011.1 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-61726-093-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Florida's Water: A Fragile Resource in a Vulnerable State; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Note About Common References; Introduction; Part I: The Framework of Water Management; 1. The Watery Foundation; 2. Origins of the Modern Water Management System; 3. The Responsibilities of Water Management; Part II: ""Celebrating Diversity"": Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts; 4. Five Philosophies for Five Water Management Districts?; 5. Suwannee River: God Made It and Gravity Runs It; 6. Northwest Florida: The Forgotten District7. Southwest Florida: A Truce in the ""Water Wars""8. The St. Johns River District: Reaching the Limits of Water Supply?; 9. South Florida Water Management District: Managing Nature?; Part III: The Issues; 10. Water Supply Is Easy; 11. Saving the Water; 12. Charge a Few Nickels for Water; 13. Farming the Water; 14. Turning Up the Thermostat in Paradise; Part IV: The Water Future; 15. Will Florida Get the Water Future Right?; Appendix 1: Milestones of Water Management in Florida; Appendix 2: 2008 Water Congress Recommendations; Appendix 3: List of Abbreviations and AcronymsAppendix 4: GlossaryIndexFlorida's Water poses fundamental questions about water sustainability in the United States' fourth largest state. Florida has long-standing water quality problems. Global climate change threatens to intensify Florida's floods and droughts, make hurricanes more common or more damaging, and eventually submerge much of low-lying Florida, including the Everglades. How can Florida meet these extraordinary challenges? And what lessons does the Florida experience hold for other states? This book fully integrates the many diverse responsibilities of water management into a readable and compelling comHydrologic cycleFloridaWater qualityFloridaWaterPollutionFloridaWaterFloridaWater-supplyFloridaFloridaEnvironmental conditionsHydrologic cycleWater qualityWaterPollutionWaterWater-supply363.6109759Swihart Thomas L.1929-,1634325MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819703103321Florida's water3974494UNINA