Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Central Valley Project (California) Languages : en Pages : 182
Book Description
Description of the water systems in the Central Valley, the effects of floods and droughts, and the dams built to control the water supply. Intended for school students.
Author: Robert W. De Roos Publisher: Beard Books ISBN: 9781587980244 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 284
Book Description
The story of the publicly financed Central Valley Project in California which built dams, reservoirs, hydroelectric plants, and canals. De Roos ( San Francisco Chronicle ) details the politics, economics, and social struggles played out by the actors involved, including Pacific Gas & Electric, the S
Author: Tim Stroshane Publisher: University of Nevada Press ISBN: 087417001X Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 429
Book Description
This book is an account of how water rights were designed as a key part of the state’s largest public water system, the Central Valley Project. Along sixty miles of the San Joaquin River, from Gustine to Mendota, four corporate entities called “exchange contractors” retain paramount water rights to the river. Their rights descend from the days of the Miller & Lux Cattle Company, which amassed an empire of land and water from the 1850s through the 1920s and protected these assets through business deals and prolific litigation. Miller & Lux’s dominance of the river relied on what many in the San Joaquin Valley regarded as wasteful irrigation practices and unreasonable water usage. Economic and political power in California’s present water system was born of this monopoly on water control. Stroshane tells how drought and legal conflict shaped statewide economic development and how the grand bargain of a San Joaquin River water exchange was struck from this monopoly legacy, setting the stage for future water wars. His analysis will appeal to readers interested in environmental studies and public policy.
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
Author: Mary Montgomery
Author: Hugh G. Hansen
Author: Robert W. De Roos
Author: Central Valley Project (Calif.)
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Author: California. Department of Education
Author: Tim Stroshane