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Prospects for Future Water Supply in the United States
Author(s) -
Maxwell John C.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1965.tb01434.x
Subject(s) - water supply , population , business , natural resource economics , environmental planning , economics , engineering , environmental science , environmental engineering , environmental health , medicine
For centuries people living in areas that receive adequate rainfall have taken their water supply for granted. This article discusses how the realities of the population “explosion” and industrial expansion have caused some doubt as to the adequacy of supply to meet future demands.