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Category : Water conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 6

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Author: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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Languages : en
Pages : 8

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Category : Central Valley Project (California)
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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Description of the water systems in the Central Valley, the effects of floods and droughts, and the dams built to control the water supply. Intended for school students.

Author: Mary Montgomery
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Languages : en
Pages : 294

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Author: Mary Montgomery
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Languages : en
Pages : 290

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Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Tim Stroshane
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 087417001X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 429

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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.

Author: Robert W. De Roos
Publisher: Beard Books
ISBN: 9781587980244
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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The story of the publicly financed Central Valley Project in California which built dams, reservoirs, hydroelectric plants, and canals. De Roos ( San Francisco Chronicle ) details the politics, economics, and social struggles played out by the actors involved, including Pacific Gas & Electric, the S

Author: United States. Bureau of Reclamation
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 462

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Category : Water-supply
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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