fresh water. Human water use over the past three centuries increased by a factor of thirty-five and is growing by four to … eight percent annually. Coupled with recurring international disputes over water resources, poor water management, and the … realization that water is an indispensable but finite resource, these trends have propelled the use and management of …

world to satisfy present and future demand. Meeting these demands will be challenging because water must be managed to …Water lawyers, courts, and others in the water community are fond of quoting the quip attributed to Mark Twain …, "whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over." Not only is there no evidence that Twain ever uttered these words …