... , 15 ]. Growing global populations means that the pressure placed on freshwater resources will grow inexorably [ 42 ]. Increases in water demand during the past 50 years have been unprecedented and have forced many places into an acute water deficit. Renewable water resources, per capita...

... year. Surface water resources are scarce, and the valley lacks access to both the federal Central Valley Project and the State Water Project, which serve as water sources for areas further inland. Due to the lack of rainfall and surface water, the valley is heavily dependent on groundwater, which...

...Nicholas R. Magliocca; Eugenio Gonzalez-Jimenez Costa Rica is known as a verdant, tropical paradise with rich rainforests, abundant wildlife, striking mountains and volcanoes, and picturesque beaches. However, the perceived abundance of Costa Rica’s water resources is only true for part...