Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Water and Power Resources Service. Upper Colorado Region Publisher: ISBN: Category : Natural resources Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
Introduction -- Public involvement -- Description of area -- Problems and needs -- Potential water development -- Yellow jacket unit.
Author: Eric Kuhn Publisher: University of Arizona Press ISBN: 0816540055 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 289
Book Description
Science Be Dammed is an alarming reminder of the high stakes in the management—and perils in the mismanagement—of water in the western United States. It seems deceptively simple: even when clear evidence was available that the Colorado River could not sustain ambitious dreaming and planning by decision-makers throughout the twentieth century, river planners and political operatives irresponsibly made the least sustainable and most dangerous long-term decisions. Arguing that the science of the early twentieth century can shed new light on the mistakes at the heart of the over-allocation of the Colorado River, authors Eric Kuhn and John Fleck delve into rarely reported early studies, showing that scientists warned as early as the 1920s that there was not enough water for the farms and cities boosters wanted to build. Contrary to a common myth that the authors of the Colorado River Compact did the best they could with limited information, Kuhn and Fleck show that development boosters selectively chose the information needed to support their dreams, ignoring inconvenient science that suggested a more cautious approach. Today water managers are struggling to come to terms with the mistakes of the past. Focused on both science and policy, Kuhn and Fleck unravel the tangled web that has constructed the current crisis. With key decisions being made now, including negotiations for rules governing how the Colorado River water will be used after 2026, Science Be Dammed offers a clear-eyed path forward by looking back. Understanding how mistakes were made is crucial to understanding our contemporary problems. Science Be Dammed offers important lessons in the age of climate change about the necessity of seeking out the best science to support the decisions we make.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Publisher: ISBN: Category : Energy development Languages : en Pages : 708
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Publisher: ISBN: Category : Energy development Languages : en Pages : 844
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works Publisher: ISBN: Category : Public works Languages : en Pages : 1240
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Publisher: ISBN: Category : Energy development Languages : en Pages : 1630
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 708
Author: United States. Department of the Interior. Water and Power Resources Service. Upper Colorado Region
Author: Eric Kuhn
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Public Works
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Author: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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