National Research Effort Needed to Secure Water Supply, says U.S. National Academies of Science (link)

Washington, 17 Jun 2004

The United States should make a new commitment to water resources research to confront the increasingly severe water problems faced by all parts of the country, says a new report from the National Academies' Water Science and Technology Board. A new mechanism is needed to coordinate water research currently fragmented among nearly 20 federal agencies.

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The National Academies: Advisers to the Nation on Science, Engineering and Medicine