A group of the Human Dimensions Program
Past and Future Water Use in the United States
The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 requires the Forest Service to periodically assess anticipated resource supply and demand conditions of the nation's renewable resources. This project focuses on fresh water demand.
Selected Publications
- Brown, Thomas C.; Foti, Romano; Ramirez, Jorge A. 2013. Projected freshwater withdrawals in the United States under a changing climate. Water Resources Research. 49: 1259-1276.
- Foti, Romano, Jorge A. Ramirez, and Thomas C. Brown. 2012. Vulnerability of U.S. water supply to shortage: a technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-295. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 147 p.
- Brown, Thomas C. 2000. Projecting
U.S. freshwater withdrawals. Journal of Water Resources Research
36(3): 769-780.
(767 KB PDF file)
- Brown, Thomas C. 1999. Past and future freshwater use in the United States: A technical document supporting the 2000 USDA Forest Service RPA Assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-39. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 47 p.
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