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Offshore Well Completion and Stimulation
While the public is generally aware of the use of hydraulic fracturing for unconventional resource development onshore, it is less familiar with the well completion and stimulation …
Progress Toward Restoring the Everglades
Although the progress of environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades remains slow overall, there have been improvements in the pace of restoration and in the …
Effectiveness and Impacts of Dust Control Measures for Owens Lake
During the 20th century, the city of Los Angeles diverted surface water flowing into Owens Lake for water supply, transforming the large, closed-basin, saline lake into a small …
Flowback and Produced Waters
Produced water"e;water from underground formations that is brought to the surface during oil and gas production"e;is the greatest volume byproduct associated with oil and …
Future of Water Quality in Coeur d'Alene Lake
Coeur d'Alene Lake in northern Idaho is an invaluable natural, recreational, and economic resource for communities in Idaho and eastern Washington. Starting in the late 1880s, …
Investigating Groundwater Systems on Regional and National Scales
Groundwater is a basic resource for humans and natural ecosystems and is one of the nation's most important natural resources. Groundwater is pumped from wells to supply drinking …
Review of the St. Johns River Water Supply Impact Study
The St. Johns River is the longest river in Florida, containing extensive freshwater wetlands, numerous large lakes, a wide estuarine channel, and a correspondingly diverse array …
Achieving Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Goals in the Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is North America's largest and most biologically diverse estuary, as well as an important commercial and recreational resource. However, excessive amounts of …
Report of a Workshop on Predictability and Limits-To-Prediction in Hydrologic Systems
The Committee on Hydrologic Science (COHS) of the National Research Council (NRC) is engaged in studying the priorities and future strategies for hydrologic science. In order to …
Review of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan
The Edwards Aquifer in south-central Texas is the primary source of water for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, San Antonio, and it also supplies irrigation …
Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration (FIMA) manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is a cornerstone …
Envisioning the Agenda for Water Resources Research in the Twenty-First Century
In this century, the United States will be challenged to provide sufficient quantities of high-quality water to its growing population. Water is a limiting resource for human …