ABSTRACT

Technology in American Water Development is an exploratory study. This book addresses the proven technology which has influenced water development in the past, those still effective in shaping its course and the emerging technology of today. The heart of this study is in the thirty-one case descriptions selected from both the emerging and proven technology. Each case description has been treated as briefly as is consistent with clarity, and nontechnical language has been used wherever possible. This title will help to introduce engineers and physical scientists to the administrative problems and opportunities which stem from their works.

part I|95 pages

The Physical and Economic Environment of Water Development

chapter 4|17 pages

Matching Water Supply and Water Demand

Problems and Opportunities Presented to Technical Achievement

part II|195 pages

Techniques and Technical Events Significant in the Progress of Water Development

chapter 6|41 pages

Technical Events Increasing Demand for Water

Four Cases

chapter 7|37 pages

Techniques Capable of Decreasing Demand for Water

Four Cases

chapter 8|34 pages

Extending the Services Afforded by a Given Unit of Supply

Four Cases

chapter 9|51 pages

Technical Improvements Promoting the Scale Economies

Six Cases

chapter 10|23 pages

Techniques Extending the Physical Range of Water Recovery

Four Cases

part III|166 pages

Emerging Technology of Potential Impact on Water Use

chapter 11|3 pages

Technical Activities in Progress and Related to Water Use

Introduction

chapter 13|22 pages

Expanding the Physical Range of Recovery

Future Use of Sea Water and Saline Inland Waters

chapter 14|28 pages

Expanding the Physical Range of Recovery

Increasing Soil Moisture, Runoff, and Percolating Waters Through Weather Modification

chapter 15|23 pages

Expanding the Physical Range of Recovery

Development of Techniques for the Discovery and Evaluation of Ground-Water Deposits

chapter 16|52 pages

Extending the Use of a Given Supply

Three Cases from Industry and Agriculture

part IV|199 pages

Organizational Responses to Problems and Opportunities for Water Development Introduced by Technologic Change