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This online science course provides an overview of the science behind water and climate in the western United States as well as a survey of the major legal, political, and cultural issues focused on this precious resource.

By completing this course, you will:

• Understand the unique aspects of water supply and demand issues in the western U.S. and how water systems have adapted to them
• Be able to explain historical and scientific issues around water management in the western U.S.
• Recognize major sources of water supplies in the western U.S. and the impact of individual “water footprints"
• Be able to describe some of the ways in which scientists study research questions related to water and climate in the western U.S.