| Water Scarcity |
| PREFACE |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
 | INTRODUCTION— NO SIMPLE SOLUTIONS |
 | PART I— WATER AVAILABILITY FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE SEMIARID WEST |
| Chapter 1— Physical Limitations of Water Resources |
| Chapter 2— Legal-Institutional Limitations on Water Use |
| Chapter 3— Competition for Water |
| PART II— ALTERNATIVES FOR SATISFYING AGRICULTURAL WATER DEMANDS |
| Chapter 4— Developing New Water Supplies |
| • | Abstract |
| Imports from Outside the United States |
| Interstate Diversions of Water |
| • | Weather Modification |
| • | Water Harvesting—Water Banking |
| • | Conjunctive Use |
| • | Desalting/Use of Brackish Water |
| • | Water Reclamation and Reuse |
| • | Improving Existing Project Operations |
| • | Better Allocation of Resources |
| • | Groundwater Management/Recharge |
| • | Other Possibilities and Research Needs |
| • | Conclusions |
| • | Discussion: Herman Bouwer |
| • | Discussion: Marion Marts |
| Chapter 5— Increasing Efficiency of Nonagricultural Water Use |
| Chapter 6— Coping with Salinity |
| Chapter 7— Improving Crop Management |
| Chapter 8— Improving Land and Water Use Practices |
| Chapter 9— Improving Irrigation Systems |
| PART III— IMPACTS OF LESS WATER FOR IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE |
| Chapter 10— Local and Regional Economic Impacts |
| Chapter 11— National and International Commodity Price Impacts |
| Chapter 12— Impacts upon Business Communities |
| Chapter 13— Social Impacts on Rural Communities |
| Chapter 14— Social Impacts upon Urban Communities |
| Chapter 15— Environmental Impacts |
| PART IV— STRATEGIES FOR MAINTAINING AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLIES |
| Chapter 16— What Farmers Can Do for Themselves |
| Chapter 17— What Financial and Business Interests Can Do |
| Chapter 18— Water Rights and Market Transfers |
| Chapter 19— One State's Strategy for Putting Water to Beneficial Use |
| Chapter 20— Federal Water Policies and Irrigated Agriculture |
| PART V— SUMMARY |
| Chapter 21— Problems, Findings, and Issues |
| Notes |
| CONTRIBUTORS |
| INDEX |