Author: Texas Water Development Board
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Texas Water Development Board and Water for Texans
Author: Texas Water Development Board
Publisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Publisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Sharing the Common Pool
Author: Charles R. Porter
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623491371
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
If all the people, municipalities, agencies, businesses, power plants, and other entities that think they have a right to the water in Texas actually tried to exercise those rights, there would not be enough water to satisfy all claims, no matter how legitimate. In Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans, water rights expert Charles Porter explains in the simplest possible terms who has rights to the water in Texas, who determines who has those rights, and who benefits or suffers because of it. The origins of Texas water law, which contains elements of the state’s Spanish, English, and Republic heritages, contributed to the development of a system that defines water by where it sits, flows, or falls and assigns its ownership accordingly. Over time, this seemingly logical, even workable, set of expectations has evolved into a tortuous collection of laws, permits, and governing authorities under the onslaught of population growth and competing interests—agriculture, industry, cities—all with insatiable thirsts. In sections that cover ownership, use, regulation, real estate, and policy, Porter lays out in as straightforward a fashion as possible just how we manage (and mismanage) water in this state, what legal cases have guided the debate, and where the future might take us as old rivalries, new demands, and innovative technologies—such as hydraulic fracturing of oil shale formations (“fracking”)—help redefine water policy. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623491371
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
If all the people, municipalities, agencies, businesses, power plants, and other entities that think they have a right to the water in Texas actually tried to exercise those rights, there would not be enough water to satisfy all claims, no matter how legitimate. In Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans, water rights expert Charles Porter explains in the simplest possible terms who has rights to the water in Texas, who determines who has those rights, and who benefits or suffers because of it. The origins of Texas water law, which contains elements of the state’s Spanish, English, and Republic heritages, contributed to the development of a system that defines water by where it sits, flows, or falls and assigns its ownership accordingly. Over time, this seemingly logical, even workable, set of expectations has evolved into a tortuous collection of laws, permits, and governing authorities under the onslaught of population growth and competing interests—agriculture, industry, cities—all with insatiable thirsts. In sections that cover ownership, use, regulation, real estate, and policy, Porter lays out in as straightforward a fashion as possible just how we manage (and mismanage) water in this state, what legal cases have guided the debate, and where the future might take us as old rivalries, new demands, and innovative technologies—such as hydraulic fracturing of oil shale formations (“fracking”)—help redefine water policy. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Texas Water Development Board
Author: Texas Water Development Board
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Languages : en
Pages : 15
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Report - Texas Water Development Board
Author: Texas Water Development Board
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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Category : Groundwater
Languages : en
Pages : 88
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The Texas Water Development Board
Author: Texas Water Development Board
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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Texas Water Development Board
Author: Texas Water Development Board
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Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages :
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Water in Texas
Author: Andrew Sansom
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292752784
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
No natural resource issue has greater significance for the future of Texas than water. The state's demand for water for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses continues to grow exponentially, while the supply from rivers, lakes, aquifers, and reservoirs is limited. To help Texans manage their water resources today and plan for future needs, one of Texas's top water experts has compiled this authoritative overview of water issues in Texas. Water in Texas covers all the major themes in water management and conservation: Living with a Limited Resource The Molecule that Moves Mountains A Texas Water Journey The Gulf Shores of Texas Who's Who in Water Texas Water Law: A Blend of Two Cultures Does Texas Have Enough Water? Planning for the Future What's in Your Water? How Much is Water Worth? Water is Our Legacy Illustrated with color photographs and maps, Water in Texas will be the essential resource for landowners, citizen activists, policymakers, and city planners.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292752784
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
No natural resource issue has greater significance for the future of Texas than water. The state's demand for water for municipal, industrial, agricultural, and recreational uses continues to grow exponentially, while the supply from rivers, lakes, aquifers, and reservoirs is limited. To help Texans manage their water resources today and plan for future needs, one of Texas's top water experts has compiled this authoritative overview of water issues in Texas. Water in Texas covers all the major themes in water management and conservation: Living with a Limited Resource The Molecule that Moves Mountains A Texas Water Journey The Gulf Shores of Texas Who's Who in Water Texas Water Law: A Blend of Two Cultures Does Texas Have Enough Water? Planning for the Future What's in Your Water? How Much is Water Worth? Water is Our Legacy Illustrated with color photographs and maps, Water in Texas will be the essential resource for landowners, citizen activists, policymakers, and city planners.
Report to the Texas Water Development Board
Author: Texas Water Development Board. Interregional Planning Council
Publisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages :
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Report of the Texas Water Development Board
Author: Texas Water Development Board
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Publisher:
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Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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How to Submit Desired Future Conditions to the Texas Water Development Board
Author: Texas Water Development Board
Publisher:
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Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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Publisher:
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Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 1
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