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E-raamat: Water in the West: A Reference Handbook

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  • Formaat: 280 pages
  • Sari: Contemporary World Issues
  • Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jan-2025
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9798216182641
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  • Formaat: 280 pages
  • Sari: Contemporary World Issues
  • Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jan-2025
  • Kirjastus: Bloomsbury Academic
  • Keel: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9798216182641

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"A one-stop resource for understanding the complex issues surrounding water use in the American West, including geographic, environmental, political and economic factors"--

Water use and conservation in the American West have long been shaped by a host of geographic, environmental, political and economic factors. Today, though, serious questions are being raised about how western states used dams, irrigation systems, and other water-related infrastructure to transform the landscape of the West. Are current trends in water consumption across the West sustainable, given the region's arid environment and rapidly growing populations? Are so-called "water wars" between thirsty states (and between Mexico and USA) worsening? What impact will climate change have on the West's limited water resources--and the people who depend on them?

This book answers all those questions and more, drawing on quantifiable facts and the knowledge and perspectives of experts on water resource consumption, administration, and conservation to provide a one-stop resource for understanding the past, present, and future of water in the American West.

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Winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2025 (United States).A one-stop resource for understanding the complex issues surrounding water use in the American West, including geographic, environmental, political and economic factors.

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1: WESTERN WATER CONFLICTS: BACKGROUND AND HISTORY
Introduction
Bringing Water to Los Angeles
Surface Water Sources and Challenges
Groundwater Sources and Challenges
The Evolution of Western Water Rights and Law
Native American Water Rights
Federalism and Interstate Water Agreements
Managing Water Across International Boundaries: Mexico and Canada
The Dam Builders of the West: The Bureau of Reclamation
The Other Dam Builders: The United States Army Corps of Engineers
Removing the Dams and Restoring the Rivers
The Other Water Agency: The United States Geological Survey
The Role of Non-Governmental and Non-Profit Organizations
Droughts, Megadroughts, and Water Scarcity
For Further Reading

CHAPTER 2: MOVING TOWARD WATER SUPPLY RESILIENCY: WESTERN WATER DEMANDS AND COPING STRATEGIES
Introduction
Dividing Up the Colorado River
Contingencies and Conservation of the Colorado River
Arizona: Agriculture and Growth
California: Thinking Big, Really Big
Nevada: Conservation and the Southern Nevada Water Authority
New Mexico: Planning Beyond the Acequia
The Pacific Northwest: Challenges to Managing Water in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Washington
The Rocky Mountain West: How Colorado, Utah and Wyoming Manage Water
Traditional vs. Alternative Water Management Strategies
Unconventional and Futuristic Strategies
For Further Reading

CHAPTER 3: PERSPECTIVES
Dr. Amrith Gunasekara, Director of Science and Research, California Bountiful Foundation
Taylor Hawes, Colorado River Program Director, The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Jay Lund, Vice-Director, Center for Watershed Sciences, University of California, Davis
Dr. Sally Manning, Environmental Director, Big Pine Paiute Tribe

CHAPTER 4: PROFILES
Alan Bible, Senator (NV)
Delph Carpenter, Advocate for a Colorado River Compact
Colorado Water Trust
Floyd E. Dominy, Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
John Samuel Eastwood, Dam Designer
Benjamin Harrison Eaton, Governor of Colorado
Carl Hayden, Senator (AZ)
Kyl Center for Water Policy
Elwood Mead, Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
William Mulholland, Superintendent, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Patricia Mulroy, Superintendent, Southern Nevada Water Authority
Francis G. Newlands, Senator (NV)
John Wesley Powell, Colorado River Explorer
Marc Reisner, Environmental Writer
Philip David Swing, Member, House of Representatives (CA)
Water Education Foundation
Mark Wilmer, Water Rights Attorney

CHAPTER 5: DATA AND DOCUMENTS
List of Figures
Figure 5.1: Colorado River Allocation (Upper Basin by state)
Figure 5.2: Colorado River Allocation (Lower Basin, by state)
List of Tables
Table 5.1: Interstate Water Allocation Agreements of the West
List of Documents
Newlands Reclamation Act (1902)
Convention Between the United States and Mexico. Equitable Distribution of the Waters of the Rio Grande (1907)
U.S. Supreme Court, Winters v. United States, (1908)
Colorado River Compact (1922)
Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928)
U.S. Supreme Court, Arizona v. Navajo Nation, (2023)
WaterSense Statistics and Facts

CHAPTER 6: RESOURCES

CHAPTER 7: CHRONOLOGY
GLOSSARY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jacqueline Vaughn, Ph.D., is professor emerita of political science at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Conflicts over Natural Resources: A Reference Handbook.