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<br />w <br />CJ1 <br />C)1 <br />.o,J <br /> <br />C20 <br /> <br />SUMMARY APPRAISALS OF THE NATION'S GROUND. WATER RESOURCES <br /> <br />110. <br /> <br />EXPLANATION <br /> <br /> <br />Water-management practices <br /> <br />to. <br />Artificial recharge 10 regulate total supply in .:on- <br />junclive-use water-development options. (See <br />fig. 20.) <br /> <br />lOW <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Artificial recharge 10 avoid problems of overdraft <br />in development options that utilize only ground <br />water. (See fig. 21.) <br /> <br />^ <br /> <br />Reduction of natural discharge by eradication of <br />greasewood and saltcedar so that salvaged water <br />could be put to more beneficial use <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Demineralization in areas of shallow slightly to mod- <br />erately saline ground water where aquifers are <br />known or assumed 10 support moderate to large <br />ground.water withdrawals <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Recycling to salvage effluents from existing or poten- <br />tial communities and industries in water-deficient <br />areas. Could also be practiced by any of the larger <br />communities shown in figure 6 <br /> <br />o <br />I <br />o <br /> <br />25 <br />I <br />I <br />50 <br /> <br />50 <br />I <br />I <br />75 <br /> <br />75 <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />25 <br /> <br />I <br />100 KILOMETERS <br /> <br />1080 <br /> <br />FIGlIRF. 14. - Areas where water-management practices can be used singly or in combination to increase the usable ground- <br />water supply. Map shows selected areas of existing or potential supply problems where these practices might be feasible. <br /> <br />Source: Price and Arnow, 19740 <br />