Planning for Sustainable Water Supplies for US Army Installations

Abstract

Even large gains in installation water efficiency will not safeguard supplies for continued use without planning for sustainable water resources regionally. Climate change will exacerbate scarcity in arid regions and affect availability in historically wet regions. Historic water rights are limiting factors for some installations. A holistic approach is needed for achieving energy and water sustainability. The Army should take a proactive approach for installations that will experience the greatest climate driven impacts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA556516

Entities

People

  • Elisabeth Jenicek

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Climate Change
  • Colorado River
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Great Lakes
  • Groundwater
  • Information Operations
  • Rivers
  • Tennessee River
  • United States Military Academy
  • Water
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

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  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.