The Battle for Bristol Bay - The Ripple Effect: The Fate of Freshwater in the Twenty-First Century - page 280

In the twenty-first century, humans' previously unbridled use of natural resources is
yielding to a new era of limits, pressures, and restrictions. Just as geologists are look-
ing for new mineral prospects, so hydrologists are searching for new water supplies. For
water managers, the focus of this search has led to a quest to find a limitless, “drought-
proof” supply of freshwater: the hydrologic Holy Grail.