Water follies: groundwater pumping and the fate of America's fresh waters

1. The worth of water in the United States

2. Human reliance on groundwater

3. How does a river go dry : the Santa Cruz in Tucson

4. A river at risk : the Upper San Pedro River in Arizona

5. Tampa Bay's avarice : Cypress Groves, wetlands, springs, and lakes in Florida

6. The tourist's mirage : San Antonio's River Walk, the Edwards Aquifer, and endangered species

7. Suburban development and watershed initiatives : Massachusetts' Ipswich River Basin

8. A game of inches for endangered Chinook salmon : California's Cosumnes River, the Army Corps of Engineers, and Sacramento sprawl

9. Wild blueberries and Atlantic salmon : down east Maine

10. Size does count, at least for French fries : Minnesota's Straight River

11. The Black Mesa Coal Slurry Pipeline : the Hopi Reservation in Arizona

12. Is gold or water more precious : mining in Nevada

13. All's fair in love and water

14. The future of water : tourism and Grand Canyon National Park

15. The tragedy of law and the commons.