IMPACTS OF WATER SCARCITY ON COAST GUARD MISSION REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The objectives of the study were to identify the technological impacts of water scarcity, and to assess the impacts of such technology on the Coast Guard's mission requirements and mission performance. Based on the assumption used in this study that water will become a scarce resource in the future, a series of scenarios were developed which identified and analysed the factors leading to water scarcity and the consequences that arise by increasing awareness of that scarcity. The work included detailed investigations into: water supply (iceberg towing, desalination, weather modification, and groundwater); water demand (irrigation, industry use, power plants, and hydropower generation; contributing factors (pollution controls, waste disposal, water conservation devices, water reuse and recycle, and water storage and transfer; Federal, state and local policy and water management programs; and USCG mission and programs. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  COR Inc.

  Falls Church, VA  United States 

  United States Coast Guard

  2100 Second Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20593
• Publication Date: 1981-4

Media Info

• Pagination: 221 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Forecasting; Hydroelectric power generation; Impacts; Management; Shortages; Specifications; Water resources
• Identifier Terms: United States Coast Guard
• Uncontrolled Terms: Missions; Requirement
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00347773
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: USCG-D-43-81
• Contract Numbers: DOT-CG-931900-A
• Files: NTIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 2003 12:00AM