Aqua Shock, Revised and Updated Water in Crisis

by Marks, Susan J.

• ISBN13: 9780470918067
• ISBN10: 0470918063
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-05
• Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Summary

The lack of water is no longer just a problem in the arid West. Drought, contaminated groundwater, overuse, and more have affected water supplies from Massachusetts to California, from Georgia to Wisconsin. Aqua Shock is a clear-eyed, objective look at how we arrived at this crisis point. Find out what's happening to America's shrinking water supply: the problems, the players, the complexities, and the possible solutions. Award-winning journalist Susan Marks uses real-life conflicts to show how the battle for water is being fought every day everywhere. She draws on interviews with water experts, research from universities and think tanks, and studies from national and international governmental organizations.

Author Biography

Susan J. Marks is an award-winning journalist and author. She spent more than a dozen years at the Denver Post, primarily as Sunday business editor and special projects editor for the business department. She has also written for BusinessWeek, the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Woman's World, ColoradoBiz, and the United Communications Group. Her work has received awards and recognition from local, regional, and national organizations, including Gannett, the Colorado Press Association, and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Liquid Gold	p. 7
Where Our Water Comes From: A Global Perspective	p. 31
The Disappearing Act	p. 59
Danger! Safe Water at Risk	p. 91
On Governing Water	p. 113
America's Water Gods	p. 139
The Cost of Water: Cash, Commodities, and Capitalism	p. 157
Can Our Water Be Saved?	p. 189
Epilogue	p. 223
Glossary	p. 229
Recommended Resources	p. 235
About the Author	p. 241
Index	p. 243
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