Water Transfers In The West

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309045282
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Transfers in the West written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 pages
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Author : Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309181194
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Conservation, Reuse, and Recycling written by Academy of Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-03-01 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Philip C. Metzger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book Options for Protecting Social Values in Western Water Transfers Out of Agriculture written by Philip C. Metzger and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Fereidoun Ghassemi
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139463047
Total Pages : 11 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inter-Basin Water Transfer written by Fereidoun Ghassemi and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-11 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the experiences of large water infrastructure projects involving the transfer of water from basins considered to have surplus water to those where the demand for water has exceeded or is expected to exceed supplies, this book examines case studies within diverse geographical, climatic, economic, and policy regimes.

Author : Gary D. Libecap
Publisher : Stanford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780804753807
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Owens Valley Revisited written by Gary D. Libecap and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Marca Weinberg
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788171003
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Use Conflicts in the West written by Marca Weinberg and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Charles W. Howe
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134002335
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Interbasin Transfers of Water written by Charles W. Howe and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howe and Easter analyze existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of alternatives. Originally published in 1971

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 : University of Colorado, Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center. Summer Program
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Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moving the West's Water to New Uses written by University of Colorado, Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center. Summer Program and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: