This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How … to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should … decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors …

urban areas is having a significant impact on the quantity and quality of water available as inputs into the production and … consumption process, as well as the ability of the water system to absorb and neutralize the waste byproducts deposited into it …. Water shortages are most severe in the north of the country, where surface water diversion is excessive and groundwater is …