Water Wars

Sierra, May, 2000 by B.S.

> In the complicated debates on industrialized agriculture and genetically engineered food, it's easy to overlook the simple question of whether there's going to be enough water to grow the crops. As the following authors show, however, there is increasing concern about how to keep water flowing while alleviating the huge environmental damage caused by dams, irrigation, sewage, and industrial use of our most important natural resource.