Author: Robert H. Dale
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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The Story of Ground Water in the San Joaquin Valley, California
Author: Robert H. Dale
Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Drought, Water Law, and the Origins of California's Central Valley Project
Author: Tim Stroshane
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 087417001X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This book is an account of how water rights were designed as a key part of the state’s largest public water system, the Central Valley Project. Along sixty miles of the San Joaquin River, from Gustine to Mendota, four corporate entities called “exchange contractors” retain paramount water rights to the river. Their rights descend from the days of the Miller & Lux Cattle Company, which amassed an empire of land and water from the 1850s through the 1920s and protected these assets through business deals and prolific litigation. Miller & Lux’s dominance of the river relied on what many in the San Joaquin Valley regarded as wasteful irrigation practices and unreasonable water usage. Economic and political power in California’s present water system was born of this monopoly on water control. Stroshane tells how drought and legal conflict shaped statewide economic development and how the grand bargain of a San Joaquin River water exchange was struck from this monopoly legacy, setting the stage for future water wars. His analysis will appeal to readers interested in environmental studies and public policy.
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 087417001X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This book is an account of how water rights were designed as a key part of the state’s largest public water system, the Central Valley Project. Along sixty miles of the San Joaquin River, from Gustine to Mendota, four corporate entities called “exchange contractors” retain paramount water rights to the river. Their rights descend from the days of the Miller & Lux Cattle Company, which amassed an empire of land and water from the 1850s through the 1920s and protected these assets through business deals and prolific litigation. Miller & Lux’s dominance of the river relied on what many in the San Joaquin Valley regarded as wasteful irrigation practices and unreasonable water usage. Economic and political power in California’s present water system was born of this monopoly on water control. Stroshane tells how drought and legal conflict shaped statewide economic development and how the grand bargain of a San Joaquin River water exchange was struck from this monopoly legacy, setting the stage for future water wars. His analysis will appeal to readers interested in environmental studies and public policy.
Acquisition of Additional Water for Meeting the San Joaquin River Agreement Flow Objectives, 2001-2010
Author:
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Category : Anadromous fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Publisher:
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Category : Anadromous fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 550
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Irrigation in California
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Ground-water Conditions and Storage Capacity in the San Joaquin Valley, California
Author: George Hamilton Davis
Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Publisher:
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 62
Book Description
Introduction to Water in California
Author: David Carle
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520287894
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods. Along the way, we learn much about California itself as the book describes its rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics. Essential reading in a state facing the future with an overextended water supply, this fascinating book shows that, for all Californians, every drop counts. New to this updated edition: * Additional maps, figures, and photos * Expanded coverage of potential impacts to precipitation, snowpack, and water supply from climate change * Updated information about the struggle for water management and potential solutions * New content about sustainable groundwater use and regulation, desalination, water recycling, stormwater capture, and current proposals for water storage and diversion *Additional table summarizing water sources for 360 California cities and towns
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520287894
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods. Along the way, we learn much about California itself as the book describes its rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics. Essential reading in a state facing the future with an overextended water supply, this fascinating book shows that, for all Californians, every drop counts. New to this updated edition: * Additional maps, figures, and photos * Expanded coverage of potential impacts to precipitation, snowpack, and water supply from climate change * Updated information about the struggle for water management and potential solutions * New content about sustainable groundwater use and regulation, desalination, water recycling, stormwater capture, and current proposals for water storage and diversion *Additional table summarizing water sources for 360 California cities and towns
Draft, Additional Water Acquisition for Meeting VAMP Flow Objectives 1999
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Category : Anadromous fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Anadromous fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation: Hydropower, Water Operations, Flood Damage Reduction
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Category : Feasibility studies
Languages : en
Pages : 188
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Publisher:
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Category : Feasibility studies
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
Managing California's Water
Author: Ellen Hanak
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582131414
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582131414
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Water and Power
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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