The Case for Trans-Basin Water Pipelines

By Maury D. Gaston, AMERICAN - American Cast Iron Pipe Company

Those in the water industry know water is essential for life and brings economic value, but the economic role of water is often not as well understood by the general public. This paper reviews the history and development of our transportation, electrical, and energy infrastructure and then presents a plan for our nation’s water to be augmented from where we have it abundantly to where we badly need it.