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Desert Waters: From Ancient Aquifers to Modern Demands
by Nancy K. Laney
$4.95 Softcover
ISBN: 1886679088
Paperback: 22 pages
Dimensions: 8 x 8 inches
Southwest Book of the Year (1998)
Description
Desert Waters provides an engaging and readable look at where we get our water in the Sonoran Desert and why we are overdrawing our water "accounts." Includes lots of beautiful photos and illustrations. The author is the executive director of Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Reviews
Awareness Journal
"Desert Waters reminds us of the magical qualities of water as it transforms the desert during periods of rain. It also presents easy-to-apply tips for water conservation, inside and outside the home."
Arizona Daily Star (Best Picks)
"A very important little book that painlessly describes Sonoran Desert aquifers and the concept of 'a water budget.' Nancy Laney explains where our present supplemented supply comes from, how earlier desert people had lived with desert seasonality and how we might enjoy the uniqueness of our area without exhausting its non-renewable water resources. Should be given to every new family moving into the Sonoran Desert."
