Author: TexasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Water
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
Water Code
Author: TexasColorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers
Author: P. Andrew JonesPublisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 0870819690
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
Why do people fight about water rights? Who decides how much water can be used by a city or irrigator? Does the federal government get involved in state water issues? Why is water in Colorado so controversial? These questions, and others like them, are addressed in Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers. This concise and understandable treatment of the complex web of Colorado water laws is the first book of its kind. Legal issues related to water rights in Colorado first surfaced during the gold mining era in the 1800s and continue to be contentious today with the explosive population growth of the twenty-first century. Drawing on geography and history, the authors explore the flashpoints and water wars that have shaped Colorado’s present system of water allocation and management. They also address how this system, developed in the mid-1800s, is standing up to current tests—including the drought of the past decade and the competing interests for scarce water resources—and predict how it will stand up to new demands in the future. This book will appeal to at students, non-lawyers involved with water issues, and general readers interested in Colorado’s complex water rights law.
Citizen's Guide to Colorado Water Law
Author: Gregory HobbsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780985707187
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This useful desk reference, authored by Justice Gregory Hobbs Jr., explores the basics of Colorado water law, how it developed, and how it is applied today. Readers can learn more about surface water and groundwater allocation and regulation, understand concepts such as interstate compacts, or read about how a "call" for water works.
Hydrology and Water Quality of the Beaver Dam Wash Area, Washington County, Utah, Lincoln County, Nevada, and Mohave County, Arizona
Author: The Law of Waters and Water Rights
Author: Henry Philip FarnhamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drainage laws
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Indigenous Water Rights in Law and Regulation
Author: Elizabeth Jane MacphersonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108473067
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
A detailed study of the engagement of state law with indigenous rights to water in comparative legal and policy contexts.
Water Quality and the Environment
Author: Drought, Water Law, and the Origins of California's Central Valley Project
Author: Tim StroshanePublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 087417001X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
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.
Montana Water Law
Author: Stephen R. Brown (Bryan, Michelle L., McElyea, Russ)Publisher:
ISBN: 9781943497430
Category : Riparian rights
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Texas Aquatic Science
Author: Rudolph A. RosenPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623492270
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aquifers to springs, rivers to estuaries, ample illustrations promote understanding of important concepts and clarify major ideas. Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, with relevant principles of chemistry, physics, geology, geography, ecology, and biology included throughout the text. Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation, the book tells us what we can do personally to conserve for the future and presents job and volunteer opportunities in the hope that some students will pursue careers in aquatic science. Texas Aquatic Science, originally developed as part of a multi-faceted education project for middle and high school students, can also be used at the college level for non-science majors, in the home-school environment, and by anyone who educates kids about nature and water. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.