Water Transfers In The West
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Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 1992-02-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309045282 |
The American West faces many challenges, but none is more important than the challenge of managing its water. This book examines the role that water transfers can play in allocating the region's scarce water resources. It focuses on the variety of third parties, including Native Americans, Hispanic communities, rural communities, and the environment, that can sometimes be harmed when water is moved. The committee presents recommendations to guide states, tribes, and federal agencies toward better regulation. Seven in-depth case studies are presented: Nevada's Carson-Truckee basin, the Colorado Front Range, northern New Mexico, Washington's Yakima River basin, central Arizona, and the Central and Imperial valleys in California. Water Transfers in the West presents background and current information on factors that have encouraged water transfers, typical types of transfers, and their potential negative effects. The book highlights the benefits that water transfers can bring but notes the need for more third-party representation in the processes used to evaluate planned transfers.
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Water transfer |
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Author | : Philip C. Metzger |
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Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Water rights |
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Author | : Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2005-03-01 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0309181194 |
In December 2002, a group of specialists on water resources from the United States and Iran met in Tunis, Tunisia, for an interacademy workshop on water resources management, conservation, and recycling. This was the fourth interacademy workshop on a variety of topics held in 2002, the first year of such workshops. Tunis was selected as the location for the workshop because the Tunisian experience in addressing water conservation issues was of interest to the participants from both the United States and Iran. This report includes the agenda for the workshop, all of the papers that were presented, and the list of site visits.
Author | : National Research Council Staff |
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Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1992-01-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780608061955 |
Author | : Todd Doherty |
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Total Pages | : 133 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
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Author | : The Western Governor Association And Western States Water Council |
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Author | : Gary D. Libecap |
Publisher | : Stanford University Press |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780804753807 |
In the contemporary West, pressures to more effectively reallocate water to meet growing urban and environmental demands are increasing as environmental awareness grows and climate change threatens existing water supplies. The legacy of Owens Valley raises concerns about how reallocation can occur. Although it took place over seventy years ago, the water transfer from Owens Valley to Los Angeles still plays an important role in perceptions of how water markets work. The memory of Owens Valley transfer is one of theft and environmental destruction at the hands of Los Angeles. In reassessing the infamous transfer, one could say that there was no "theft." Owens Valley landowners fared well in their land and water sales, earning more than if they had stayed in agriculture. In another sense, however, "theft" did occur. The water was not literally stolen, but there was a sharp imbalance in gains from the trade--with most of the benefits going to Los Angeles. Owens Valley, then, demonstrates the importance of distributional issues in water trades when the stakes are large. Los Angeles water rights in the Owens Valley and Mono Basin have again been a front-page issue since 1970. New environmental and recreational values and air pollution concerns have ushered in demands to curtail the shipment of water from source regions for urban use. Owen's Valley Revisited: A Reassesment of the West's First Great Water Transfer carefully explores how these sagas were addressed, considering the costs involved, and alternative approaches that might have resulted in more rapid and less contentious remedies. This analysis offers insights to guide the ongoing conversation about water politics and the future thereof. .
Author | : Frank Quinn |
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Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Water transfer |
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Author | : Marca Weinberg |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 101 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Water consumption |
ISBN | : 0788171003 |
Conflicts among water users still occur in the American West. Environmentalists, who want water to be left in the rivers to preserve threatened species, compete with urban & agricultural users for the West's limited water resources. Native American water rights are also receiving more attention. This study analyzes the policy tools slated for use in California, estimates the costs of those reforms to agriculture in the state, & discusses the implications of using those policy tools in the rest of the West. Policy changes introduced in California could serve as models for changes throughout the West. Charts & tables.