02442nam 2200601 a 450 991046356740332120200520144314.01-60732-211-0(CKB)3170000000060805(EBL)3039788(SSID)ssj0000860118(PQKBManifestationID)11499668(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860118(PQKBWorkID)10895900(PQKB)11371797(MiAaPQ)EBC3039788(OCoLC)834144283(MdBmJHUP)muse18755(Au-PeEL)EBL3039788(CaPaEBR)ebr10678385(CaONFJC)MIL913683(EXLCZ)99317000000006080520130204d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrContested waters[electronic resource] an environmental history of the Colorado River /April R. SummittBoulder University Press of Colorado20131 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-60732-908-5 1-60732-201-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. A river through time -- Conquering the wild colorado : the river before 1945 -- Farming the desert : agricultural water demands -- Saving the river : the environmental movement -- Sharing the shortage : a river in control -- Part 2. Currents of today -- The metropolis and the desert : growing cities in the west -- Owning the river : Indian water rights and settlements -- Crossing the border : us-mexico relations and the river -- The water market : banking and selling the colorado river -- Conclusion.Water-supplyColorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)HistoryWater rightsColorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)HistoryColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)HistoryColorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)HistoryColorado River (Colo.-Mexico)Environmental conditionsElectronic books.Water-supplyHistory.Water rightsHistory.979.1/3Summitt April R869315MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463567403321Contested waters1940754UNINA