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This thoroughly updated and expanded new edition introduces undergraduate students to the complex world of water resources and environmental issues. This textbook covers the fundamentals of water resources, water law, allocation, quality and quantity, health issues, and provides examples of potential personal actions and solutions.

Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues

1. Perspectives on water and environmental issues; 2. The water environment of early civilizations; 3. The hydrologic cycle; 4. Water quality; 5. Watershed basics; 6. Groundwater; 7. Lakes and ponds; 8. Rivers and streams; 9. Wetlands; 10. Dams and reservoirs; 11. Drinking water and wastewater treatment; 12. Water allocation laws; 13. Roles of federal, regional, state, and local water management agencies; 14. Water conflicts, solutions, and our future; Index.