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Overtapped oasis : reform or revolution for western water / Marc Reisner and Sarah Bates ; foreword by Bruce Babbitt.

Reisner, Marc. (Author). Bates, Sarah F. (Added Author).

Summary:

Focuses on the value of water in the west, with brief overview of the history of dams and wild life, the law and water allocation for both use and waste, and ways to modernize water management.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0933280769
  • ISBN: 9780933280762
  • ISBN: 0933280750
  • ISBN: 9780933280755
  • Physical Description: xvi, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1990.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-184) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
pt. 1. A brief look at Western water history -- pt. 2. Water and the law : how the West's most valuable resource is allocated, used, and wasted -- pt. 3. A modest proposal : modernizing water management in the West.
Subject:
Water-supply > Government policy > West (U.S.)
Water resources development > Government policy > West (U.S.)
Water conservation > Government policy > West (U.S.)
Water conservation > Government policy.
Water resources development > Government policy.
Water-supply > Government policy.
United States, West.
Water supply.
Water resources.
Issues and policy.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Lummi Library HD 1695 .A17 R45 1990 0231384 Stacks Available -

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