TY - BOOK AU - Sykes,Dillon J. TI - Water Policy Over 35 Years T2 - Water Resource Planning, Development and Management SN - 9781613240205 AV - HD1694.A5 -- W248 2010eb U1 - 333.9100973 PY - 2010/// CY - Hauppauge PB - Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated KW - Water resources development -- United States -- History KW - Water-power -- United States KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- WATER POLICY OVER 35 YEARS -- WATER POLICY OVER 35 YEARS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 35 YEARS OF WATER POLICY: THE 1973 NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION AND PRESENT CHALLENGES -- SUMMARY -- U.S. WATER POLICY AND THE 1968-1973 NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION: AN INTRODUCTION -- Water Management Roles in a Federalist System -- Water Policy Challenges in a Federalist System -- Genesis of the National Water Commission -- Response to the National Water Commission -- SUMMARY OF THE COMMISSION'S 1973 REPORT AND ITS RECOMMENDATIONS -- General Themes of Recommendations -- Governance and Institutional Issues -- Water and the Natural Environment -- "Users Pay" or "Beneficiary Pays" Approach -- Improvements to Water Quality -- Water Rights -- ANALYSIS OF THE 1973 NWC RECOMMENDATIONS -- GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES -- Water Resources Project Planning and Evaluation24 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WATER RESOURCES COUNCIL -- Council Activities, 1968-1978 -- Early 1980s -- Planning and Evaluation Guidance -- Federal Water Resource Planning Activities -- Federal Water Quality Planning Activities -- Accounting for the Environment in Project Development33 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Public Participation in Water Resources Planning38 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Federal Water Resources Coordination42 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Water Resources Authorizations, Budget, and Appropriations47 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- WATER AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT -- Reservoir Development49 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Data -- Environmental Values in Planning and Decision-Making -- Monitoring; Flood Policy56 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Estuaries and the Coastal Zone63 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Coastal Zone Management Program -- Other Coastal Programs and Laws -- Trends Affecting the Coasts and Coastal Planning -- Channelization70 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Fish and Wildlife Protection71 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Application of the FWCA -- Research on Water Resource Project Impacts on Fish -- State Protection of Fish and Wildlife Values on Nonfederal Waters -- "USERS PAY" OR "BENEFICIARY PAYS" APPROACH -- General Water Resource User Fee and Cost-Share Policies82 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Inland Waterway User Charges88 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Partial User Charges Enacted -- Congressional Resistance to Full Cost-Recovery User Charges -- Federal Irrigation Policy-Reclamation Reform97 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Partial Reclamation Reforms Enacted -- Pricing of Municipal and Industrial Water and Wastewater Services101 -- Issue and NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- IMPROVEMENTS TO WATER QUALITY -- Water Pollution Control102 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations, and Current Status and Implementation -- Clean Water Act Goals -- Water Quality Standards -- Subsidies and Other Economic Inducements -- Planning -- Federal and State Roles -- Other NWC Recommendations -- WATER RIGHTS -- Non-Indian Water Rights110 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Transfer of Water Rights under Appropriation Doctrine -- Recognition for Social Values of Water -- Permit Systems for Riparian States -- Current Status and Implementation; Recognition for Social Values of Water -- Modification of States' Appropriation and Riparian Water Rights Systems -- Indian Water Rights127 -- Issue -- NWC Recommendations -- Current Status and Implementation -- Quantification of Indian Water Rights -- Compensation to Off-Reservation Water Users -- Federal Jurisdiction in Indian Water Rights Litigation -- Other Recommendations -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX: FUNDAMENTALS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA)144 -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 A STRATEGY FOR FEDERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT WATER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES -- INTRODUCTION -- U.S. Water Resources-Are We Facing a Shortage? -- SCIENCE INFORMS WATER POLICY AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS -- PRINCIPLES FOR APPLYING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO WATER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY -- THE CHALLENGES OF MEETING FUTURE U.S. DEMANDS FOR WATER -- Challenge 1 -- NEW TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING SEDIMENT -- Controlled flow studies in the Colorado River -- Challenge 2 -- Challenge 3 -- A FEDERAL SCIENCE STRATEGY TO MEET U.S. WATER CHALLENGES -- Implement a National Water Census -- Develop a New Generation of Water Monitoring Techniques -- Develop and Expand Technologies for Enhancing Reliable Water Supply -- Develop Innovative Water-Use Technologies and Tools to Enhance Their Public Acceptance -- Develop Collaborative Tools and Processes for Water Infrastructure Solutions -- Improve Understanding of Water-Related Ecosystem Services and Ecosystem Needs for Water -- Improve Predictive Hydrologic Models and Their Applications -- NEXT STEPS -- CONCLUSION -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX I. FEDERAL AGENCIES' ROLE IN THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF WATER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY -- Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) -- Department of Agriculture-Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES); Department of Agriculture-Economic Research Service (ERS) -- Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) -- Department of Agriculture-Forest Service (FS) -- Department of Commerce-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- Department of Defense-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) -- Department of Energy-Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Science, Office of Fossil Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, and Office of Environmental Management -- Department of Health and Human Services-Indian Health Service (IHS) -- Department of Health and Human Services-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) -- Department of the Interior-Bureau of Reclamation -- Department of the Interior-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) -- Department of the Interior-U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) -- Department of the Interior-U.S. National Park Service (NPS) -- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- National Science Foundation (NSF) -- Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) -- APPENDIX II. 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