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050		4	_aHD1695.A17 R457 1990
082	0		_a333.9100978
100	1		_aReisner, Marc.
245	1	0	_aOvertapped Oasis : _bReform Or Revolution For Western Water.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aChicago : _bIsland Press, _c2013.
264		4	_c©1990.
300			_a1 online resource (218 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aIntro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: A Brief Look at Western Water History -- The Inevitable Federal Role -- How the Government Watered the West -- The Fruits of Water Development: A Balance Sheet -- Environmental Costs and Benefits -- The Columbia River Dams -- The Central Valley Project and Tulare Basin Dams -- Other Disappearing Wildlife Habitats -- The Colorado River -- Rare and Endangered Species, Recreation, and Other Environmental Matters -- The "New" Bureau of Reclamation -- Part II: Water and the Law: How the West's Most Valuable Resource Is Allocated, Used, and Wasted -- The Basics of Western Water Law -- The Origins of Prior Appropriation -- Problems with the Prior Appropriation System -- Water Transfers in the System -- Water Transfer Procedures -- State Laws and Policies -- Area of Origin Protection -- Instream Flow Protection -- Public Interest and Public Trust Issues -- Salvaged Water -- Interstate Transfer Restrictions -- Federal Water -- The Reclamation Water Right -- Selling or Leasing Reclamation Water -- Indian Water Transfers -- The Winters Doctrine -- Obstacles to Indian Water Marketing -- Water Marketing: A Status Report -- Colorado -- Utah -- Arizona -- New Mexico -- California -- Nevada -- Idaho -- Other Western States -- Trends and Prospects -- Part III: A Modest Proposal: Modernizing Water Management in the West -- The Realm of the Possible -- The High Plains District's Conservation Program -- A Paradigm of Conservation? -- The First Set of Recommendations: The Federal Level -- The Second Set of Recommendations: The State Level -- A Final Recommendation: A Conserved Water Trust for the Environment -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The Imperial Irrigation District/Metropolitan Water District Water Transfer: A Case Study.
505	8		_aAppendix B: Department of the Interior Water Transfer Policy -- Appendix C: Bureau of Reclamation Directory -- Bibliography -- Index -- Board of Directors.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aWater-supply-Government policy-West (U.S.).
650		0	_aWater resources development-Government policy-West (U.S.).
650		0	_aWater conservation-Government policy-West (U.S.).
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aBates, Sarah F.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aReisner, Marc _tOvertapped Oasis _dChicago : Island Press,c2013
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=6531234 _zClick to View
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