Precious commodity: providing water for America's cities

ch. One "Improving" Rivers in America: From the Revolution to the Progressive Era

ch. Two How Bad Theory Can Lead to Good Technology: Water Supply and Sewerage in the Age of Miasmas

ch. Three Pure and Plentiful: The Development of Modern Waterworks in the United States, 1880

2000

ch. Four The Environmental Impact of the Big Dam Era

ch. Five Private Water: The Curious Case of San Jose's Water Supply

ch. Six The Historical Significance of Houston's Buffalo Bayou

ch. Seven Houston's Public Sinks: Water and Wastewater Services - Local Concerns to Regional Challenges

ch. Eight Privatization of Water: U.S. and Worldwide Implications.