Author: United States. Office of Water Resources ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: United States. Office of Water Resources ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Annual Report - Office of Water Resources Research
Author: United States. Office of Water Resources ResearchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 952
Book Description
Report
Author: Annual Report
Author: United States. Office of Water Research and TechnologyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hydrology
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Federal Register
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delegated legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1660
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: California Water Resources CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Environmental Problems of the Lake Tahoe Basin
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Air and Water PollutionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Environmental impact analysis
Languages : en
Pages : 850
Book Description
Saving Lake Tahoe
Author: Michael J. MakleyPublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874179351
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
The history of Lake Tahoe begins with the Washoe Indians who resided on its shores for thousands of years, with minimal impact on the landscape. The relatively brief American history at Lake Tahoe began in the mid-nineteenth century. Though awestruck by its beauty, the new arrivals were also intent on harvesting its abundant resources. In a mere half century, the basin’s forests and fisheries were destroyed, the lake’s pristine clarity dramatically reduced. Left alone, nature healed itself, and by the 1960s mature forests once again surrounded the lake and its water clarity improved, with visibility more than one hundred feet deep. However, Tahoe’s wonders brought a new kind of threat: millions of annual visitors and incessant development, including ski resorts and casinos. Saving Lake Tahoe looks at the interaction through the years between human activities and Tahoe’s natural ecosystems. It is a dramatic story of ecological disasters and near misses, political successes and failures. Utilizing primary sources and interviews with key figures, Makley provides a meticulously researched account of the battles surrounding the management of the Tahoe basin. Makley takes the story up to the present, describing the formation and evolution of a new type of governing body, the bistate Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and groundbreaking efforts to utilize science in establishing policy. He depicts the passionate fights between those who seek to preserve the environment and advocates of individual property rights. Although Tahoe remains unique in its splendor, readers will understand why, with continued pressure for development, reversing environmental deterioration and improving the lake water’s clarity remain elusive goals.
Influences on Wastewater Management on Land Use
Author: James E. PepperPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Proceedings of the Chaparral Ecosystems Research Conference, May 16-17, 1985, Santa Barbara, California
Author: California Water Resources CenterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chaparral ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description