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Water as a Resource

The Global Water Budget

Fluid Storage and Movement: Porosity and Permeability

Subsurface Waters

Aquifer Geometry
    Confined and Unconfined Aquifers
    Other Factors in Water Availability
Consequences of Groundwater Withdrawal
    Lowering the Water Table
    Compaction and Surface Subsidence
    Saltwater Intrusion
Other Impacts of Urbanization on Groundwater Systems
    Loss of Recharge
    Artificial Recharge
Other Features Involving Subsurface Water
    Sinkholes
    Karst
Water Quality
    Measures of Water Quality
    Hard Water
LIVING GEOLOGY 10: What's in the Water?

Water Use, Water Supply
    General U.S. Water Use
    Surface Water versus Ground Water as Supply
    Regional Variations in Water Use
Case Studies in Water Consumption
    The Colorado River Basin
    The High Plains (Ogallala) Aquifer System
    The Aral Sea
Extending the Water Supply
    Conservation
    Interbasin Water Transfer
    Desalination







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