Description
Book SynopsisTracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods, this book tells us about California's rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics.
Trade Review"Bottom Line: You cannot hope to fix a "broken" system without some basic understanding of its history, function and opportunities for change. I give Carle's book FIVE STARS for providing that information." -- David Zetland
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction-Water Web: Connected Californians Chapter 1. Tapping into a Planetary Cycle A Great Water Wheel The Vital Molecule "Normal" Weather: Anything but "Average" Chapter 2. California Water Landscape Pristine Waterscape Groundwater Hydrologic Regions Chapter 3. The Distribution System Expanding Watersheds The State Water Project The Central Valley Project Colorado River Delivery Systems The Los Angeles Aqueduct The Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct The Mokelumne Aqueduct The North Bay Chapter 4. Challenges to California Water Management Climate Change and the Water Cycle Extinction Is Forever A Thirsty Garden Asking Too Much of the Colorado River and the Salton Sea Out of Sight, Out of Control Can You Drink the Water? The Problem Is Us Chapter 5. Meeting the Challenges: California's Water Future California Water Law and the Public Trust The Delta, a Tunnel Vision, and a Water Bond Recycle and Reuse: Localizing Water Sustainable Groundwater The Debate over Dams Transfers: Water as a Commodity Clean Water Ecosystem Restoration Lemonade from Lemons: Is Desalination Viable? Will There Be Enough Water? Acronyms and Abbreviations Historical Timeline Agencies and Organizations References Photo Credits Index Author Biography
