What is the status of water policy in the United States? Cite some key issues that should be addressed by any new initiatives to establish a national water policy
What will be an ideal response?
There are seven key issues: "(1) Water efficiency must be promoted as the primary strategy for meeting future water needs. (2) Water subsidies need to be reduced or eliminated. (3) Polluters must be charged according to their effluents. (4) Watershed management must be integrated into the pricing of water. (5) Water authorities must regulate dam operations so that river flow is maintained in a way that simulates natural flow regimes. The United States must respond to the global water crisis with adequate levels of international development aid. (6) The United States must take action to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases that are bringing on global climate change. (7) Much more research and monitoring are needed to provide the basic data for making informed policy decisions."
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