As an Environmental Protection Specialist for the federal government working in the water quality protection program, I am always on the look-out for great texts on water quality protection. I thought Schmidt did a great job of putting a lot of great information together in a succinct format. I would definitely read more books by him, particularly those related to human health and the environment.

Well researched and taking a very interesting angle on the concept of water as a resource but oddly enough the prose is far too dry leaving no real narrative to hold on to nor any substantial theory

Ironically, this is the driest book I've attempted to read in a while. Although I am interested in the topic, the jargon and overly academic writing (reads like a literature review report) were not enjoyable.