TY - BOOK ID - 16190102 TI - Water management, partnerships, rights, and market trends : an overview for Army installation managers AU - Lachman, Beth E. AU - Resetar, Susan A. AU - Kalra, Nidhi AU - Schaefer, Agnes Gereben AU - Curtright, Aimee E. PY - 2016 SN - 0833095137 0833090461 9780833095138 9780833090461 PB - RAND Corporation DB - UniCat KW - Water-supply KW - Water transfer KW - Water quality KW - Water security KW - Watershed management KW - Climatic changes KW - Military bases, American KW - Economic aspects KW - Management. KW - Government policy KW - Political aspects KW - Environmental aspects. KW - United States. KW - American military bases KW - Watershed development KW - Watersheds KW - Ecosystem management KW - Security, Water KW - Human security KW - Freshwater KW - Freshwater quality KW - Marine water quality KW - Quality of water KW - Seawater KW - Seawater quality KW - Water KW - Environmental quality KW - Transfer of water KW - Water export KW - Water transportation KW - Availability, Water KW - Water availability KW - Water resources KW - Natural resources KW - Public utilities KW - Water resources development KW - Water utilities KW - Management KW - Quality KW - Composition KW - U.S. Army KW - US Army UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:16190102 AB - "This report assesses existing water market mechanisms (such as water banking and auctions) and partnership opportunities that Army installations can potentially use to improve installation water programs and their investments in water and wastewater systems. Because such mechanisms and opportunities depend on water management practices and water rights, the report also provides an overview of these areas. In addition, the report provides examples from across the United States, along with detailed case studies of these issues within Colorado and Fort Carson and within Arizona and Fort Huachuca. Water management today faces some key challenges, including aging infrastructure, water quality concerns, depleting groundwater aquifers, uncertain water supplies, pressures of population growth, climate change effects on water availability, and continued public demands for low-cost water. The traditional way of solving water problems -- by increasing access to new surface water and groundwater supplies--is often no longer viable. Such water sources are mostly allocated, and in many cases over-allocated. Today, many water managers are focused on conservation, efficient management, and accessing alternative water sources (such as treated wastewater and stormwater runoff). Water markets and partnerships are also being used in select cases. Given such water management, partnership, and market trends, the report concludes with recommendations about how Army policies and activities can be adjusted to improve installations' water security, programs, and infrastructure investments"--Publisher's description. ER -