Water in the Western United States
Completed by Rodrigo Sáez Gutiérrez
February 4, 2026
23 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Understand the unique aspects of water supply and demand issues in the western US and how water systems have adapted to them.
Explain historical and scientific issues around water management in the western US.
Recognize major sources of water supplies in the western US and the impact of individual “water footprints."
Describe some of the ways in which scientists study research questions related to water and climate in the western US.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Water Quality
- Category: Land Management
- Category: Water Resources
- Category: Case Studies
- Category: Climate Change Adaptation
- Category: Social Studies
- Category: Political Sciences
- Category: Natural Resource Management
- Category: Water Resource Management
- Category: Environmental Laws
- Category: Hydrology
- Category: Civil Engineering
