A compelling look at the challenges of freshwater conservation and management issues facing the United States at the start of the new millennium. * Detailed chronology of significant water policy and laws * Annotated list of print and nonprint reference works germane to freshwater issues
A basic introduction discusses freshwater management, followed by a fairly exhaustive compilation of facts and figures, a policy time line beginning in 1783, lists of agencies and associations involved in freshwater management, and further readings. Recommended. All collections. * Choice * [C]omplete and current in its coverage . . . Anyone interested in America's water resources will gain from referencing it. It should be contained in the reference section of all public and school libraries. * American Reference Books Annual *
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