Water in the Tucson Area: Seeking Sustainabliity
LF, pp. 148
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List of Figures [continued]

Figure 7-3 The origins of point source pollution are distinct and identifiable; hence point source also is called an end-of-the-pipe source.
Photo Barbara Tellman 89
Figure 7-4 Rainfall flowing over urban surfaces picks up various constituents and forms urban runoff nonpoint source pollution. 90
Figure 7-5 Arizona’s Active Management Areas and Irrigation Non-Expansion Areas. 92
Figure 7-6 Tohono O’odham ollas, or clay water jars from the nineteenth century are reminders of Native American’s early water rights.
Photo: Arizona Historical Society 96
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Figure 7-7 The Colorado River Basin 98
Figure 7-8 Decorative fountains raise an issue beyond supply and demand — the aesthetics of water.
Photo: UA Biomedical Communications 100
Figure 7-9 The Endangered Species Act is concerned with the effects of human activity on the natural environment. Above is the federally protected desert tortoise.
Photo: Barbara Tellman 101
Figure 7-10 . Jurisdictional boundaries. 106
Figure 7-11 Generalized model of municipal water policy 107
(Afterword) Water budget flow chart
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