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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814113703321

Titolo

Colorado River Basin water management : evaluating and adjusting to hydroclimatic variability / / Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin  Water Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Divsion on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2007

ISBN

0-309-17901-7

1-280-84435-3

9786610844357

0-309-10525-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

Water-supply - Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)

Water quality management - Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)

Climatic changes - Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)

Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) Climate

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-174).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Colorado River Development""; ""3 Climate and Hydrology of the Colorado River Basin Region""; ""4 Prospects for Conserving and Extending Water Supplies""; ""5 Colorado River Basin Drought Planning Strategies and Organizations""; ""6 Epilogue""; ""References""; ""Appendixes""

""Appendix A Letter to Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton from the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming Governor's Representatives on Colorado River Operations """"Appendix B Guest Speakers at Committee Meetings""; ""Appendix C Water Science and Technology Board""; ""Appendix D Biographical Information for Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management""