National water summary 1983--hydrologic events and issues

Technical Report · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6329647

The national summary reviews current hydrologic conditions and recent events in the United States and provides a broad overview of the hydrologic issues facing the Nation. The summary also includes a description of water issues for each State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the western Pacific Islands under the jurisdiction of the United States. Major issues described include: (1) the short-term vulnerability of surface-water supplies and shallow ground-water supplies to drought; (2) concerns about the reliability of water supplies as competition for water increases; (3) declining ground-water levels; (4) control of surface-water pollution, especially nonpoint sources of pollution; (5) contamination of ground-water supplies and the mitigation of existing sources of pollution, such as hazardous-waste sites; (6) the potential effects of acidic precipitation; (7) chronic problems of flooding; (8) the impacts of resource development, such as coal mining and low-head hydropower, on water resources; (9) the development of water allocation and reallocation procedures.

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA). Water Resources Div.
• OSTI ID: 6329647
• Report Number(s): PB-87-185054/XAB; USGS-WSP-2250
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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