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UNINA9910974456803321 |
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Titolo |
California water crisis / / Paula C. Serrano, editor |
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New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2011 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (396 p.) |
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Collana |
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Water resource planning, development and management |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Droughts - California |
Water-supply - California |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA ""; ""CALIFORNIA WATER CRISIS ""; ""CONTENTS ""; ""PREFACE ""; ""CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: HYDROLOGICAL AND REGULATORY WATER SUPPLY ISSUES ""; ""SUMMARY ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""WHAT IS DROUGHT? ""; ""DROUGHT IN CALIFORNIA: HYDROLOGICAL CONDITIONS ""; ""Runoff and Storage ""; ""Timing ""; "" Prospects for a Continuing Hydrologic Drought ""; "" Groundwater ""; "" REGULATORY RESTRICTIONS AFFECTING WATER DELIVERIES 27 ""; ""Effects of Regulatory Restrictions ""; ""2009 Delta Export Reductions "" |
""How Do Current Exports Compare to the Last Drought? """"CALIFORNIA WATER RIGHTS: ACQUISITIONS AND ALLOCATIONS ""; "" Priority of Water Rights ""; ""Water Rights and Allocations for Water Delivered via the CVP and SWP ""; ""Conclusion ""; ""APPENDIX A. RESERVOIR CONDITIONS FOR 12 RESERVOIRS AS OF APRIL 27, 2009 ""; ""APPENDIX B. RESERVOIR CONDITIONS FOR 12 RESERVOIRS AS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 ""; ""End Notes ""; ""CALIFORNIA WATER LAW AND RELATED LEGAL AUTHORITY AFFECTING THE SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA ""; ""SUMMARY ""; ""INTRODUCTION ""; ""CALIFORNIA WATER RIGHTS "" |
""Acquiring Water Rights """"Priority of Water Rights ""; ""Modification of Water Rights and the No Injury Rule ""; ""Rule of Reasonable Use and the Public Trust Doctrine ""; ""THE WATER PROJECTS AND WATER RIGHTS ""; ""Settlement Contracts ""; ""Exchange Contracts ""; |
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""Contractual Rights to Water ""; ""REGULATION OF WATER RIGHTS AND WATER QUALITY IN THE DELTA ""; ""Water Rights Regulation ""; ""Water Quality Oversight ""; ""LITIGATION OF WATER RIGHTS AND MANAGEMENT IN THE DELTA ""; ""The Racanelli Decision ""; ""The State Water Resources Control Board Cases "" |
""Selected Litigation Regarding Flow Reductions in the Delta """"CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY TO ACT AND CURRENT INTEREST ""; ""End Notes ""; ""REALITY CHECK: CALIFORNIA'S WATER CRISIS ""; ""RHETORIC: �REGULATORY DROUGHT� ""; ""RHETORIC: �TURN ON THE PUMPS� ""; ""RHETORIC: �GOD SQUAD� ""; ""WHAT CAN WE DO NOW? "" |
""WRITTEN STATEMENT OF MARY GLACKEN, DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY FOR OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE, BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, - OVERSIGHT HEARING ON ""THE CALIFORNIA DROUGHT: ACTIONS BY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO ADDRESS IMPACTS ON LANDS, FISHERIES, AND WATER USERS"" """"CURRENT CALIFORNIA HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WATER SUPPLY FORECASTS, COMPARISONS TO NORMAL, AND CLIMATE TRENDS ""; ""Precipitation ""; ""Snowpack ""; ""Reservoir Storage ""; ""Water Supply Forecasts "" |
""Drought Background "" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Discusses California's hydrological situation and provides background on regulatory restrictions, affecting California water deliveries, as well as on the long-established state water rights system. |
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