A Review of Scientific Information on Issues Related to the Use and Management of Water Resources in the Pacific Northwest
A Review of Scientific Information on Issues Related to the Use and Management of Water Resources in the Pacific Northwest

Author: United States Department of Agriculture

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2015-02-14

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781508446897

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Fresh water is a valuable and essential commodity in the Pacific Northwest States, specifically Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and one provided abundantly by forested watersheds in the region. The maintenance and growth of industrial, municipal, agricultural, and recreational activities in the region are dependent on adequate and sustainable supplies of fresh water from surface and ground-water sources. Future development, especially in the semiarid intermountain area, depends on the conservation and expansion of the region's water resource. This synthesis reviews the state of our knowledge and condition of water resources in the Pacific Northwest.

A Review of Scientific Information on Issues Related to the Use and Management of Water Resources in the Pacific Northwest
A Review of Scientific Information on Issues Related to the Use and Management of Water Resources in the Pacific Northwest

Author: Fred H. Everest

Publisher:

Published: 2005-04-01

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780756746780

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Fresh water is a valuable & essential commodity in the Pacific Northwest States, specifically Oregon, Washington, & Idaho, & one provided abundantly by forested watersheds in the region. The maintenance & growth of industrial, municipal, agricultural, & recreational activities in the region are dependent on adequate & sustainable supplies of fresh water from surface & groundwater sources. Future development, especially in the semiarid intermountain area, depends on the conservation & expansion of the region's water resource. This synthesis, developed by the U.S. Forest Service, reviews the state of our knowledge & condition of water resources in the Pacific Northwest. Illustrations.

Economic Research Supporting Water Resource Stewardship in the Pacific Northwest
Economic Research Supporting Water Resource Stewardship in the Pacific Northwest

Author: Laurie L. Houston

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1437933335

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This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Knowledge about the value of water to different users and methods with which to evaluate biophysical, economic, ecological, and social tradeoffs associated with allocating limited water resources among competing uses is vital to devising appropriate and effective water resource policies. Intended primarily for non-economists, this report reviews existing water resource economics literature (as of 2002) concerning the economic value of water in different uses in the Pacific Northwest, the evaluation of tradeoffs among uses, and the use of economic incentives for water conservation and protection or enhancement of water quality. Includes an annotated bibliography of water resource economics research.