Showing papers on "Water scarcity published in 1974"
TL;DR: Bruvold et al. as mentioned in this paper conducted a state-wide survey and found that about 25 percent of Californians believe there is a definite water shortage in the state, 50 per cent are not certain whether there is water shortage or not, and 25 per cent believe that a water shortage does not exist.
Abstract: Augmentation of the community water supply in California is becoming a more salient and heated public issue with each passing year. On the one hand, new and better sources of water are needed in order to improve the existing water quality, to supply a growing population, and to satisfy increasing per capita demands. On the other hand, there is mounting public opposition to the construction of new dams, reservoirs, and surface transport facilities, coupled with the developing idea that a proper way to control and limit population growth in an area is deliberately to control and limit the water supply to that area. Against this background Bruvold1 recently conducted a state-wide survey. Of 1,000 respondents about 25 per cent believe that at present there is a definite water shortage in the state, 50 per cent are not certain whether there is a water shortage or not, and 25 per cent believe that a water shortage does not exist. As was expected, more southernthan northern-California residents believe there is a water shortage. Further questioning dealt with preferences for reclaimed wastewater, demineraljzed ground water, imported surface water, or desalinized ocean water as new sources of supply. Once informed of the character of each source and the treatment or transportation required to make the water available for beneficial use, and once instructed to assume that a water shortage existed, about one third of the respondents stated a general preference for desalinized water and one third for imported surface water; another third indicated preferences scattered over "no preference," reclaimed wastewater, and demineralized ground water. # Subsequent questioning2 carefully examined the respon-
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TL;DR: The problem of providing a dependable water supply for a rapidly expanding desert population has been studied in this article, where the authors consider cities in semi-arid regions of scant rainfall and a dwindling water supply.
Abstract: Many cities in semiarid regions of scant rainfall are faced with a dwindling water supply. Some are dependent entirely on pumped groundwater, frequently frob an aquifer with limited natural recharge and a falling water table. A generally favorable climate continually attracts many people from other areas. Thus city planners are faced with the problem of providing a dependable water supply for a rapidly expanding desert population.