Open AccessU.S. states predict water shortages
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2003eo310004
Subject(s) - economic shortage , water scarcity , water supply , water resources , state (computer science) , business , water resource management , environmental science , environmental planning , environmental engineering , mathematics , government (linguistics) , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , biology
Thirty‐six U.S. states anticipate suffering water shortages under normal water conditions within the next 10 years, state water managers indicated in a survey released by the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO) on 9 July. The report to Congress, entitled, “Freshwater Supply: States' Views of How Federal Agencies Could Help them Meet the Challenges of Expected Shortages,” is the first comprehensive national assessment of water availability and use since a 1978 report by the U.S. Water Resources Council.