Water Resources and Water Management of Western United States

GEOG 4501

Understanding environmental problems; making effective use of technical information; justifying aspirations; of general applicability to environmental problems; applicable to land use issues; applicable to water resource issues.


Interpretation and analysis of hydroclimatic data, surface, and groundwater. Water use is critically evaluated emphasizing problems associated with geographic maldistribution, appropriations, irrigation, industry, pollution, and regional development.