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| T1009 Water Sustainability and Integrated Water Resource Management | |||||||||
| Overview | Water is the fundamental building block for human civilization and economic development. Unfortunately as populations and economies mature, water demand increases while the availability of this valuable resource remains nearly constant. Shortages often stimulate water use conflicts, both in terms of quantity and quality. Therefore, scientific efforts should be directed toward supporting water resources planning, policy making and management through the development of strategies that consider the problem of developing multiple sources and managing numerous uses (municipal, industrial, irrigation) of water so that, over time, more efficient water resource supply systems and use patterns emerge; all while maintaining or enhancing ambient water quality. The objective of the session would be to bring together knowledgeable speakers to discuss the progress made on issues pertaining to Integrated Water Resource Management and water sustainability. | ||||||||
| Primary Sponsor | Topical 1: Water Resource Conservation: Purification, Reclamation and Reuse (T1) | ||||||||
ChairHale W. ThurstonEconomist U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., MS 498 Cincinnati, OH 45268 Phone Number: 513-569-7627 Fax Number: 513-487-2511 Email: thurston.hale@epa.gov
CoChairJason T. KirbyAssistant Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Alabama at Birmingham Hoen 140 1530 3rd Avenue South Birmingham, AL 35294-4440 Phone Number: 205-934-8479 Fax Number: 205-934-9855 Email: jtkirby@uab.edu | |||||||||
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