Confronting the Nation's Water Problems:

The Role of Research

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Size: 324 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:2004

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Front Matter	i-xiv
Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
1 Setting the Stage	15-33	(skim)
2 The Evolving Federal Role in Support of Water Resources Research	34-63	(skim)
3 Water Resources Research Priorities for the Future	64-96	(skim)
4 Status and Evaluation of Water Resources Research in the United States	97-178	(skim)
5 Data Collection and Monitoring	179-198	(skim)
6 Coordination of Water Resources Research	199-214	(skim)
Appendix A: Modified FCCSET Water Resources Research Categories	215-228	(skim)
Appendix B: Survey Data from Federal Agencies and NonFederal Organizations	229-267	(skim)
Appendix C: Likelihood of Difference in U.S. Water Resources Research Funding Levels Between the Mid 1970s and the Late 1990s	268-282	(skim)
Appendix D: Summary of State Perspectives	283-287	(skim)
Appendix E: Charter of the Subcommittee on Water Availability and Quality	288-298	(skim)
Appendix F: Federal Agency and Nongovernmental Organization Liaisons	299-300	(skim)
Appendix G: Acronyms	301-304	(skim)
Appendix H: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff	305-310	(skim)

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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.

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The Role of Research

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