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The most dramatic part of that history deals with efforts to exploit the hidden waters, starting with the primitive wells of long-vanished tribes, through the invention of the center-pivot sprinkler, and on to ever more sophisticated extraction technologies. This is an account of people as well as water, with many vignettes of those living in the shadow of the

• Title : Ogallala Blue: Water and Life on the High Plains
• Author : William Ashworth
• Rating : 4.68 (349 Vote)
• Publish : 2015-12-4
• Format : Hardcover
• Pages : 330 Pages
• Asin : 0393058425
• Language : English

The most dramatic part of that history deals with efforts to exploit the hidden waters, starting with the primitive wells of long-vanished tribes, through the invention of the center-pivot sprinkler, and on to ever more sophisticated extraction technologies. This is an account of people as well as water, with many vignettes of those living in the shadow of the Ogallala's decline and ultimate demise.. Every year, five trillion gallons are pumped out for irrigation, and if the aquifer went dry (or, more accurately, when it goes dry), $20 billion worth of food and fiber would disappear practically overnight.In this lively, carefully researched narrative, William Ashworth tells the history of the Ogallala, from its formation after the retreat of the glaciers through to its uncertain future. The story of a crucial, dwindling natural resource: an invisible ocean of fresh water under the Great Plains.The Ogallala aquifer

The accompanying spreadsheets for the development scenarios on the CD-ROM are extremely user friendly and do not place an undue burden on the user by requiring what may be hard to find or to collect data. Over the years, Vergara went back to the same spots and took photos from the same vantages. This is one of my most used reference books on IBD and other problems, probably because he provides a lot of medical wisdom mixed with good common sense. I have been a puller for almost 20 years, it is a confusing and debilitating disorder. Do not confuse this book with the actual "Juicing Bible" written by another author. I hope the readers from the other seven states with Ogalalla formations of the High Plains Aquifer don't find a deficiency in their ground water or this book.. I personally don't see, however, how it would be any better than just doing an internet search about the topic. Highly recommended, not as a cure-all, but as a plainly written handbook presenting the problem with a few case studies to enhance understanding and action that can and should be taken. Highest recommendation for practicing architects, land planners, civil engineers, city planners, developers, etc.. Absolutely nothing. The text has been skillfu

(June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. But this in turn led to an increase in land under cultivation—a situation that, compounded by suburban sprawl in the southwest, means that for the past half-century, water that had collected below the surface over many millennia is now being consumed far more quickly than nature can replenish it. The sprinkler (followed by ever more sophisticated water extraction systems) sprayed water across fields of corn and cotton more efficiently, reports Ashworth (The Late, Great Lakes). Ashworth recounts some conservation efforts that could achieve a "tenuous balance" between supply and demand, but he doesn't hold out much hope that years of rampant mining of the aquifer's once-vast liquid resources can be reversed. From Publishers Weekly People of the Great Plains have been drawing on the underground water of the sp

William Ashworth, an award-winning author of several books, is a freelance writer living in Ashland, Oregon.