Desert water : the future of Utah's water resources / edited by Hal Crimmel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crimmel, Hal, 1966- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Utah.

Water resources development.

Utah.

Water-supply--Utah.

Water-supply.

Physical Description:

ix, 260 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, [2014]

Summary:

Hal Crimmel has brought together the result of scientific research and the experienced voices of environmental humanists, social scientist, and policy advocates to provide a broad perspective on Utah water issues. Those issues are relevant beyond Utah, as similar conditions and concerns û especially over supply and demand in the face of demographic and climate change û exist throughout the West. Some of the essays are scientific and analytical, others literary and personal. Together they draw attention to challenges that Utah residents and policymakers must address while also emphasizing ways to build solutions. Desert Water will help everyone interested in Utah's water use and supply issues understand the real challenges-and ethics-involved in managing this vital, finite resource. By increasing awareness, the authors hope to create a sense of urgency for finding workable solutions. Book jacket.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

Introduction / Hal Crimmel

The coming challenge : population growth and water decline / Eric C. Ewert

The miracle at the end of the line / Stephen Trimble

Bear River : learning from a river that closes our circle / Craig Denton

The restoration of all things : the case of the Provo River delta / George Handley

Climate change and the future of Great Salt Lake / Daniel Bedford

Chicken little's new career : how Utah's water development industry sows false fears and misinformation / Zachary Frankel

Time to rethink policy : ideas for improving the health of Great Salt Lake / Rob Dubuc

The Colorado : archetypal river / Brooke Williams

Going with the flow : navigating to stream access consensus / Sara Dant

The return of Glen Canyon : the beginning of a more sustainable future for the colorado / Annette McGivney

Land of 20,000 wells : impacts on water from oil and gas development in eastern Utah / Hal Crimmel

Moving water / Jana Richman

A new water ethic / Daniel McCool

Selected bibliography

List of contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-250) and index.

ISBN:

9781607813750

1607813750

OCLC:

880831210