Groundwater citizenship : well owners, environmentalism, and the depletion of the High Plains Aquifer / Brock Ternes ; foreword by Gregory Fulkerson and Alexander Thomas.
Publication Info.
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2022]
The overworked Ogallala -- Strategies to manage groundwater in Kansas -- Water supplies and practice -- Investigting groundwater citizenship -- Hydrologic habitus and unique environmentalism -- Saving for a dry day -- Policymaking for groundwater economies -- Aquifer ethics and resiliency in lands of underground rain.
Summary
"Based on surveys with over 850 participants, this book explores the ways in which well ownership shapes people's beliefs and actions about water in Kansas. The author frames well owners as a community pivotal to safeguarding aquifers that is defined by their understanding of drought and reliance on aquifers"-- Provided by publisher.