Instream Flow Protection : Seeking a Balance in Western Water Use.
Instream Flow Protection is a comprehensive overview of Western water use and the issues that surround it. The authors explain instream flow and its historical, political, and legal context; describe current instream flow laws and policies; and present methods of protecting instream flow. They provi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington DC :
Island Press,
1997.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9781610910873 1610910877 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- ""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""WhatÃŒs the Big Deal, Anyway?""; ""The Loss of Instream Flows: A Short History of Water Use and Water Law in the West""; ""Instream Uses of Water""; ""How Much Water Should Be Left in Streams?""; ""Instream Flow Protection Issues in the States""; ""Methods the States Use to Protect Instream Flows""; ""Effect of Instream Flow Protection on Other Water Uses""; ""Federal Authorities and Approaches for Protecting Instream Flows""; ""Federal Water Development Programs Affecting Instream Flows""
- ""Federal Environmental Protection Legislation and Programs Affecting Instream Flows""""Reaching a Balance in Water Allocation""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""About the Authors""; ""Island Press Board of Directors 1997""