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1.-

A lot has been written about bulk water removals, including water exports. Does the U.S. export any bulk water now?

2.-

Do we divert water between different watersheds and river basins in the United States, and if so why?

3.-

How do problems arise over sharing of water resources?

4.-

How does water allocation law in humid regions of the world tend to vary from water allocation laws in arid regions?
5.-

How many states are involved in the 1922 Colorado River Compact and what type of problems are the participants facing?
6.-

Is it complicated to work out a solution to water use conflicts?
7.-

What are some results of water diversion from its natural location by humans?
8.-

What are the advantages and disadvantages of diverting streamflow from one drainage basin to another?

9.-

What arrangements do Canada and the United States have for the sharing of boundary waters?

10.-

What is the first known use of water allocation law?
11.-

Where is the greatest energy consuming operation for moving water in the United States?
12.-

Why is the Chicago diversion from Lake Michigan of interest to Canada?

13.-

Will water shortages result in territorial wars in the future?

 


 

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.