Author Description

Hal Crimmel Has Brought Scientific Research Together With The Experienced Voices Of Environmental Social Scientists, Humanists, And Activists To Provide A Broad Perspective On Utah Water Issues. The Matters Discussed Are Relevant Beyond This One State, As Similar Conditions And Concerns--especially Over Supply And Demand In The Face Of Demographic And Climate Change--exist Throughout The West. Some Of The Essays Are Scientific And Analytical; Others Literary And Personal. Together They Draw Attention To Problems That Utah Residents And Legislators Must Address But Also Emphasize Ways To Build Solutions. Desert Water Will Help Citizens, Policy Makers, And Anyone Interested In Utah's Water Supply And Use Understand The Real Challenges--and Ethics--involved In Managing This Vital, Finite Resource. By Increasing Awareness, These Essays Should Create A Sense Of Urgency For Finding Workable Solutions. Acknowledgments -- Introduction / Hal Crimmel -- The Coming Challenge: Population Growth And Water Decline / Eric C. Ewert -- The Miracle At The End Of The Line / Stephen Trimble -- Bear River: Learning From A River That Closes Our Circle / Craig Denton -- The Restoration Of All Things: The Case Of The Provo River Delta / George Handley -- Climate Change And The Future Of Great Salt Lake / Daniel Bedford -- Chicken Little's New Career: How Utah's Water Development Industry Sows False Fears And Misinformation / Zachary Frankel -- Time To Rethink Policy: Ideas For Improving The Health Of Great Salt Lake / Rob Dubuc -- The Colorado: Archetypal River / Brooke Williams -- Going With The Flow: Navigating To Stream Access Consensus / Sara Dant -- The Return Of Glen Canyon: The Beginning Of A More Sustainable Future For The Colorado / Annette Mcgivney -- Land Of 20,000 Wells: Impacts On Water From Oil And Gas Development In Eastern Utah / Hal Crimmel -- Moving Water / Jana Richman -- A New Water Ethic / Daniel Mccool -- Selected Bibliography -- List Of Contributors -- Index