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Author | : Tim Stroshane |
Publisher | : University of Nevada Press |
Total Pages | : 429 |
Release | : 2016-10-27 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 087417001X |
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.
Author | : Betsy A. Cody |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 31 |
Release | : 2010-10 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1437927572 |
California experienced severe water supply shortages in 2009, which led to economic disruption across the state, incl. losses in agricultural areas in the western portion of the Central Valley ¿ areas already experiencing declines in the housing industry and the economic downturn in general. At the same time, several fish species whose habitat lie at the heart of California¿s water supply system and throughout its northern rivers are in decline and some face the possibility of extinction. This situation too has had economic implications, resulting in job and income losses in northern California. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) What is Drought?; (3) Drought in California; (4) Regulatory Restrictions Affecting Water Deliveries; (5) California Water Rights. Illus.
Author | : Laura Perdew |
Publisher | : Essential Library |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Droughts |
ISBN | : 9781532110207 |
With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation.
Author | : Greg Rubin |
Publisher | : Timber Press |
Total Pages | : 209 |
Release | : 2016-04-06 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1604697091 |
A must-have for every gardener in California looking for a new way to garden in a changing climate In recent years California has been facing extreme drought, and in 2015 they passed state-wide water restrictions that affect home owners. Unfortunately the drought is only going to get worse, and gardeners who aren’t willing to abandon their beloved pastime entirely are going to have to learn how to garden with the absolute minimum of water. The Drought-Defying California Garden highlights the best 230 plants to grow, shares advice on how to get them established, and offers tips on how to maintain them with the minimum amount of water. All of the plants are native to California—making them uniquely adept at managing the harsh climate—and include perennials, annuals, shrubs, trees, and succulents.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 110 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Droughts |
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Author | : Benedykt Dziegielewski |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1997-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0788141635 |
Describes the lessons learned of the six-year California drought (1987-1992). This report will improve the mgmt. of water resources during future droughts in California & other states. These lessons capture the views of some 100 interviewed participants representing 57 organizations in California that manage or influence the mgmt. of water. The participating organizations represented Fed., state, regional, & local water supply agencies as well as environmental, private & governmental entities that influence water management in the state.
Author | : Preston Fitzgerald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 173 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Droughts |
ISBN | : 9781634838313 |
In California, the roughly 500-mile long Central Valley Project (CVP), one of the nation's largest water projects, provides water for multiple uses, including irrigation; municipal supply; power generation; and fish and wildlife mitigation, protection, and restoration. Reclamation, which manages the CVP, must balance these competing interests for water, which is particularly important as California enters its fourth consecutive year of an extreme drought. A series of federal laws enacted from 1992 through 2009 have affected Reclamation's management of the CVP--the CVPIA, Calfed Bay-Delta, and San Joaquin--and Reclamation is one of the primary federal agencies that manages the programs established to implement specific activities authorized under the relevant legislation and requirements. The U.S. Government Accountability Office was asked to examine Reclamation's use of funding for the three programs. This book provides financial information for activities carried out under the CVPIA, Calfed Bay-Delta, and San Joaquin programs, including specific legal authorities under which Reclamation requested and expended funds since each program's inception through fiscal year 2014; and discusses drought in the United States.
Author | : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Offshore Energy Resources |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Nature |
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Author | : F. Martin Ralph |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2020-07-10 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 3030289060 |
This book is the standard reference based on roughly 20 years of research on atmospheric rivers, emphasizing progress made on key research and applications questions and remaining knowledge gaps. The book presents the history of atmospheric-rivers research, the current state of scientific knowledge, tools, and policy-relevant (science-informed) problems that lend themselves to real-world application of the research—and how the topic fits into larger national and global contexts. This book is written by a global team of authors who have conducted and published the majority of critical research on atmospheric rivers over the past years. The book is intended to benefit practitioners in the fields of meteorology, hydrology and related disciplines, including students as well as senior researchers.
Author | : B. Lynn Ingram |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2013-08-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0520268555 |
"Documents the tumultuous climate of the American West over twenty thousand years, with tales of past droughts and deluges and predictions about the impacts of future climate change on water resources."--Back cover.