LEADER 03801oam 2200721I 450 001 9910790308503321 005 20230725033639.0 010 $a1-280-87359-0 010 $a9786613714909 010 $a1-136-52165-8 010 $a1-136-52164-X 010 $a1-936331-93-4 024 7 $a10.4324/9781936331932 035 $a(CKB)2670000000229982 035 $a(EBL)982533 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000689185 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11406115 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000689185 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10614035 035 $a(PQKB)11118995 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC982533 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL982533 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10592902 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371490 035 $a(OCoLC)798427886 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135885 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000229982 100 $a20180706d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFlorida's water $ea fragile resource in a vulnerable state /$fTom Swihart 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cRFF Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-61726-093-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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 District 327 $a7. 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 Acronyms 327 $aAppendix 4: GlossaryIndex 330 $aFlorida'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 com 606 $aHydrologic cycle$zFlorida 606 $aWater quality$zFlorida 606 $aWater$xPollution$zFlorida 606 $aWater$zFlorida 606 $aWater-supply$zFlorida 607 $aFlorida$xEnvironmental conditions 615 0$aHydrologic cycle 615 0$aWater quality 615 0$aWater$xPollution 615 0$aWater 615 0$aWater-supply 676 $a363.6109759 700 $aSwihart$b Thomas L.$f1929-,$01559075 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790308503321 996 $aFlorida's water$93823966 997 $aUNINA