Encyclopedia Of Water Politics And Policy In United States

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CQ Press

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Copyright

2011

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9781608717729

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College Freshman - College Senior

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WATER POLITICS AND POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES explains how present-day water issues developed, the impact of legislation and court decisions on the development of water resources, and what U.S. experts are proposing be done to preserve this basic component of the environment. This volume provides an overview of approximately 280 projects, legislative bills, legal cases, people, and organizations that have shaped the development of waterways in the U.S. over the past 150 years.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
About the Editors.
Contents.
Alphabetical Table of Contents.
Thematic Table of Contents.
Features.
Contributors.
Introduction.
Note on Legal References and Citations.
1: Regional Water Politics and Policy.
2: Intermountain West.
3: Midwest.
4: Northeast.
5: Pacific Coast.
6: South.
7: Southwest.
8: Major Issues in Water Politics and Policy.
9: Acid Mine Drainage.
10: Acid Rain.
11: Agriculture.
12: American Indian Water Rights.
13: American Indian Water Settlements.
14: Aquaculture.
15: Aquifers.
16: Climate Change.
17: Coal Ash Ponds.
18: Commercial Fishing.
19: Conservation Movement.
20: Dam Building.
21: Dam Removal and River Restoration.
22: Deforestation.
23: Desertification.
24: Detergents.
25: Dredging.
26: Drought.
27: Ecosystem Management.
28: Erosion.
29: Eutrophication.
30: Everglades Restoration.
31: Evolution of Environmental Law.
32: Fertilizers.
33: Government Water Decision Making.
34: Groundwater Recharge and Water Reuse.
35: Heavy Metals in Water.
36: Interbasin Water Transfer.
37: Levees.
38: Locks.
39: Mining and Water Resources.
40: National Parks and Water.
41: Outdoor Recreation.
42: Pesticides.
43: Phosphorous in Lakes and Rivers.
44: Population Trends and Water Demand.
45: Poverty and Water.
46: Prior Appropriation.
47: Privatization of Water Services.
48: Pueblo Water Doctrine.
49: Reasonable Use Doctrine.
50: Recreational Water Rights.
51: Riparian Ecosystems.
52: Riparian Rights.
53: River Transportation.
54: Rule of Capture.
55: Salinity.
56: Selenium.
57: Sewage.
58: Soil Salinization.
59: Urban Rivers.
60: Urbanization.
61: Valley Fill Litigation.
62: Wastewater Treatment.
63: Water Law.
64: Waterborne Diseases in Drinking Water.
65: Wells.
66: Wetlands.
67: Law and Government.
68: Arizona v. California (1963).
69: Army Corps of Engineers, United States.
70: Aspinall, Wayne N..
71: Babbitt, Bruce.
72: Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928).
73: Boundary Waters Treaty (1909).
74: Braz
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