IS WATER BECOMING SCARCE? recommended Web Sites

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In Wisconsin:

DNR Groundwater Quantity Resources
In a growing number of places in Wisconsin, groundwater is being pumped faster than it can recharge. These drops in groundwater levels affect the quantity and quality of water available to communities, private well users, and in some cases to the lakes, rivers, wetlands and springs that depend on them for year-round flow.

Protecting Wisconsin's Water; A Conservation Report and Toolkit
Significant areas of the state are experiencing growing water quality and quantity problems. This report from Midwest Environmental Advocates makes policy recommendations for a strong water conservation program for Wisconsin.

GLIN Water Quantity and Use in the Great Lakes Region
Great Lakes Information Network's comprehensive portal to water supply issues includes news, online publications, databases and more.

UNEP.Net Freshwater

The UN Environment Network makes many resources available online regarding the quantity and quality of the world's freshwater resources which "may prove to be the dominant issue . . . of the coming century."

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