It is estimated that inter-basin transfers and water withdrawals for supply and irrigation have fragmented 60% of the worldâ¢s rivers(Revenga et al. 2000). For most of the worldâ¢s existing stock of dams, environmental issues played little part in their design and operation.
Columbus, New Jersey. Columbus is an unincorporated community located within Mansfield Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08022. Most of Mansfield Township's governmental offices are located in and around Columbus.
The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lowndes County and the principal city of the Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area.