03661nam 2200625Ia 450 991082050040332120200520144314.01-4384-4449-4(CKB)2670000000278395(OCoLC)817565816(CaPaEBR)ebrary10622349(SSID)ssj0000756053(PQKBManifestationID)11440219(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000756053(PQKBWorkID)10732663(PQKB)10504781(MiAaPQ)EBC3408651(MdBmJHUP)muse18666(DE-B1597)683150(DE-B1597)9781438444499(EXLCZ)99267000000027839520120104d2012 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrInterstate water compacts intergovernmental efforts to manage America's water resources /Joseph F. Zimmerman1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20121 online resource (268 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-4384-4447-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.The federal system -- The compact device -- Water allocation compacts -- Development, flood control, and pollution abatement -- The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction -- Interstate compact controversies -- A water action plan.Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as droughts, have led to increasing water shortages in sections of the nation. In Interstate Water Compacts author Joseph F. Zimmerman highlights the growing importance of water issues within the United States and a device that has been instrumental in facilitating interstate cooperation to solve water-related problems: the interstate compact.This groundbreaking work is the first to devote itself exclusively to interstate and federal-interstate compacts pertaining to controversies including the abatement of water pollution, apportionment of river waters, economic development, flood control, inland fisheries, marine fisheries, and restoration to rivers of anadromous fish, such as salmon and shad. The process for entering into interstate and federal-interstate compacts is explained in detail, as is the exercise of original jurisdiction by the US Supreme Court to resolve intractable interstate controversies involving interpretation of provisions of compacts, water apportionment, and water pollution abatement. Zimmerman concludes by calling for the President, Congress, governors, state legislatures, and local governments to devote more attention and resources to finding solutions for water-related problems.WaterLaw and legislationUnited StatesWater resources developmentLaw and legislationUnited StatesWaterGovernment policyUnited StatesInterstate agreementsUnited StatesWater-supplyManagementWaterLaw and legislationWater resources developmentLaw and legislationWaterGovernment policyInterstate agreementsWater-supplyManagement.333.9117Zimmerman Joseph Francis1928-275771MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820500403321Interstate Water Compacts3959034UNINA