Author:
Midkiff, Ken
In large areas of this country, water is disappearing as consumption exceeds supply. In other places, battles are raging that will determine both its cost and its quality. Elsewhere, attempts to make a profit on it are wreaking havoc on our fragile ecosystem. One of our most foremost experts on America's water supply talks to crusty ranchers in Topeka, pin-striped lawyers in Atlanta, and smooth-talking politicians in Los Angeles and Washington DC to analyze the roots of the problem and how to solve it. 212 pp. April.