The soft path to water: A conservation-based approach to improved water access and sanitation for rural communities

W.L. Hargrove is director and Nayeli Holguin is student intern, Center for Environmental Resource Management, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas. Chilton L. Tippin is graduate research assistant and Josiah M. Heyman is director, Center for Inter-American and Border Studies, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas.