"Closing the Water Demand-Supply Gap in Arizona" Report Writing Guidelines


This is the shorter of two Scientific Reports on water in Arizona.  This report discusses current concern that Arizona might not be able to satisfy demands for water in the near future.  This is, of course, not a problem just in Arizona, many other nearby states have many of the same concerns.  

There is a lot of information in this report, probably two many details for you to include everything in your report.  Your goal should be to pick and choose and present an appropriate amount of information in a clear and organized way.  You want to briefly discuss all the main parts of the water supply-demand problem.   In my view the three main aspects to the problem are:

1. Where does Arizona get most of its renewable water (you might distinguish between renewable and non-renewable sources or give an example of each)?  How important a source is the Colorado river?  What other sources are there?

2. How is water used in Arizona?  What demands for water need to be met? 

3. What are some of the ways suggested that will allow Arizona to meet future demand for water?  Here you might mention conservation (by citizens, cities, industry, and agriculture), reuse of water (you've probably seen the signs and purple pipe used for reclaimed water in Tucson, which has one of the largest reclaimed water programs in the state), desalination, and importation of water.

(4). You might be from or have lived in a region that also has or is experiencing serious drought or lack of water.  If so, you might mention briefly some of the measures that were taken to alleviate the problem or to increase the supply of water.

I would suggest reading through the entire report and creating an outline that will be the foundation of your summary report.  Take advantage of the section titles and subtitles in the report.  Your report should be double spaced and should be 3 to 5 pages long.  You do not need to cite the Water Resources Research Center report.  If you consult any other references you should mention them.  Just as with the Experiment Reports, you will have a chance to revise your report once it has been turned in and graded.