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Northeast Water Crisis and Its Solution
Author(s) -
Faust Raymond J.
Publication year - 1966
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.1551-8833.1966.tb01548.x
Subject(s) - water scarcity , metropolitan area , economic shortage , government (linguistics) , water supply , intervention (counseling) , environmental planning , water development , business , county government , water resource management , political science , natural resource economics , geography , water resources , public administration , economics , environmental science , environmental engineering , archaeology , psychology , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry , biology , agriculture
This article discusses drought and water shortages in the northeastern U.S., including a review of the current water situations in each of four metropolitan centers of the northeast – Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. The article refutes the federal viewpoint that ensuring an adequate water supply for the area has become a problem of such magnitude that it requires the assistance of the federal government. The article stresses that careful planning and qualified management is needed, instead of government intervention, to ensure adequate water supply during drought conditions in this area of the country.