Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research
Division on Earth and Life Studies
National Academies Press
National Research Council
Water Science and Technology Board
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Confronting the Nation's Water Problems
Author : National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Committee on Assessment of Water Resources Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Published : 2004-11-14
ISBN-10 : 0309092582
ISBN-13 : 9780309092586
Number of Pages : 324 Pages
Language : en
Descriptions Confronting the Nation's Water Problems
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.