Water Resources Planning Act of 1961

Water Resources Planning Act of 1961
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
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Total Pages: 242
Release: 1961
Genre: Water resources development
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Considers. S. 2246, the Water Resources Planning Act of 1961, to establish a Federal Water Resources Council to provide grants and guidelines for river basin development programs and to establish regional river basin commissions to coordinate Federal-state and Federal-local water resource development. S. 1629, the Water Resources Planning Act of 1961, to provide Federal aid to states for water resource development planning. S. 1778, the Public Works Planning Act of 1961, to establish a Federal Water Resources Planning Board to review, approve, and allocate funds for state water resource development proposals.

Environmental and Water Resources History

Environmental and Water Resources History
Author: Jerry R. Rogers
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Total Pages: 350
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
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Annotation Twenty-four contributions address the history of various government and academic organizations that have played a role in the nation's water resources and environmental activities. Papers address topics including environmental engineering history and developments, hydraulic engineering pioneers, Bureau of Reclamation history and developments, university water and hydraulic education and research, hydrology and water resource planning, and an invited paper discussing the history of life on the Coosa, Tallapoosa, Cahaba, and Alabama rivers. Six contributions discuss the formation of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) and the history of ASCE technical divisions and codes and standards activities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.