How to Create a Water Crisis Author:Frank Welsh The water crisis is not what it appears to be. Frank Welsh's central theme is that the crisis has been created more by man than by nature. The West has adequate water for its cities and projected urban growth for centuries. The problem is not the lack of natural resource but a surplus of bureaucracy and special interest politics. — Frank Wels... more »h takes on the Bureau of Reclamation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and agribusiness to bring the light of reason to the murky world of water politics. The stakes are enormous, involving billions of dollars of taxpayers' money, irreparable environmental damage, the destruction of an Indian reservation, and gross injustice to people caught between the wheels of big-money politics.
The water crisis is one of the major problems facing the nation today. Welsh offers practical solutions that involve no environmental or social damage and that can save taxpayers billions of dollars.
Frank Welsh, a professional civil engineer with a doctorate in law, is an internationally recognized authority on water resource analysis. He has been an engineer with the Corps of Engineers, a consultant to the Audubon Society, and president of the Phoenix branch of the National Society of Professional Engineers. Mr. Welsh lives in Phoenix, where he is executive director of a citizen taxpayer group opposed to the Central Arizona Project.« less