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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







18.
BETTER WATER MANAGEMENT ON FEDERAL LAND





ISSUE
Water is one of our most important natural resources.  Agribusiness, manufacturing, and our cities are placing an increasing demand on available water.  In fact, it is in insufficient supply in some regions.  Surface water is renewable but the removal of water from aquifers beyond the annual recharge to the aquifer is non-renewable.

STATUS

States argue within their boundaries about the distribution and allocation of water; they also have arguments with the federal government as to ownership.  However, no one seems to be concerned about maintaining the flow of water, particularly when it comes from watershed of our major rivers and our federal lands.

WHAT TO DO

The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs recommends that the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and similar related agencies prepare long-range plans for the optimum production of water from the aquifers and watersheds of the public domain.  This would include control of damaging timbering, mining, grazing, and other practices which can denude the land, make rapid run-off possible, or pollute the water.



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