Regulating The Colorado River

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 58 pages
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Download or read book Regulating the Colorado River written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wesley R. Nelson
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Total Pages : 44 pages
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Download or read book The Boulder Canyon Project written by Wesley R. Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309105242
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colorado River Basin Water Management written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent studies of past climate and streamflow conditions have broadened understanding of long-term water availability in the Colorado River, revealing many periods when streamflow was lower than at any time in the past 100 years of recorded flows. That information, along with two important trends-a rapid increase in urban populations in the West and significant climate warming in the region-will require that water managers prepare for possible reductions in water supplies that cannot be fully averted through traditional means. Colorado River Basin Water Management assesses existing scientific information, including temperature and streamflow records, tree-ring based reconstructions, and climate model projections, and how it relates to Colorado River water supplies and demands, water management, and drought preparedness. The book concludes that successful adjustments to new conditions will entail strong and sustained cooperation among the seven Colorado River basin states and recommends conducting a comprehensive basinwide study of urban water practices that can be used to help improve planning for future droughts and water shortages.

Author : Eric Kuhn
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816540055
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Be Dammed written by Eric Kuhn and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2019-11-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Katherine Ott Verburg
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160882012
Total Pages : 960 pages
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Download or read book Colorado River Documents 2008 (Hardcover Book and Autoloading DVD) written by Katherine Ott Verburg and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2011-01-06 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's operation and management of the Colorado River on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior from 1979 through 2008. Details the political, legal, institutional, and other instruments developed to address pressing issues faced by Colorado River Basin water users and managers. Reflective of its era, the 2008 volume has an increased focus on coordinated operations of the river in both the Upper and Lower Basins, on environmental matters, on the relationship with Mexico, and on Native American water settlements.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Management of the Colorado River written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert W. Adler
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597267783
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems written by Robert W. Adler and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past century, humans have molded the Colorado River to serve their own needs, resulting in significant impacts to the river and its ecosystems. Today, many scientists, public officials, and citizens hope to restore some of the lost resources in portions of the river and its surrounding lands. Environmental restoration on the scale of the Colorado River basin is immensely challenging; in addition to an almost overwhelming array of technical difficulties, it is fraught with perplexing questions about the appropriate goals of restoration and the extent to which environmental restoration must be balanced against environmental changes designed to promote and sustain human economic development. Restoring Colorado River Ecosystems explores the many questions and challenges surrounding the issue of large-scale restoration of the Colorado River basin, and of large-scale restoration in general. Robert W. Adler evaluates the relationships among the laws, policies, and institutions governing use and management of the Colorado River for human benefit and those designed to protect and restore the river and its environment. He examines and critiques the often challenging interactions among law, science, economics, and politics within which restoration efforts must operate. Ultimately, he suggests that a broad concept of “restoration” is needed to navigate those uncertain waters, and to strike an appropriate balance between human and environmental needs. While the book is primarily about restoration of Colorado River ecosystems, it is also about uncertainty, conflict, competing values, and the nature, pace, and implications of environmental change. It is about our place in the natural environment, and whether there are limits to that presence we ought to respect. And it is about our responsibility to the ecosystems we live in and use.

Author : United States. Bureau of Reclamation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 394 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Report of River Control Work and Investigations, Lower Colorado River Basin written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Region 3
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 934 pages
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Download or read book The Colorado River written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Region 3 and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 976 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Colorado River Basin written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: