LEADER 03534nam 2200481 450 001 9910818814403321 005 20230320145724.0 010 $a1-61091-295-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000000386502 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6531234 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6531234 035 $a(OCoLC)1244626343 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000386502 100 $a20220527d1990 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOvertapped oasis $ereform or revolution for western water /$fMarc Reisner and Sarah Bates ; foreword by Bruce Babbitt 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cIsland Press,$d[1990] 210 4$dİ1990 215 $a1 online resource (218 pages) 311 $a0-933280-75-0 327 $aIntro -- About Island Press -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I: A Brief Look at Western Water History -- The Inevitable Federal Role -- How the Government Watered the West -- The Fruits of Water Development: A Balance Sheet -- Environmental Costs and Benefits -- The Columbia River Dams -- The Central Valley Project and Tulare Basin Dams -- Other Disappearing Wildlife Habitats -- The Colorado River -- Rare and Endangered Species, Recreation, and Other Environmental Matters -- The "New" Bureau of Reclamation -- Part II: Water and the Law: How the West's Most Valuable Resource Is Allocated, Used, and Wasted -- The Basics of Western Water Law -- The Origins of Prior Appropriation -- Problems with the Prior Appropriation System -- Water Transfers in the System -- Water Transfer Procedures -- State Laws and Policies -- Area of Origin Protection -- Instream Flow Protection -- Public Interest and Public Trust Issues -- Salvaged Water -- Interstate Transfer Restrictions -- Federal Water -- The Reclamation Water Right -- Selling or Leasing Reclamation Water -- Indian Water Transfers -- The Winters Doctrine -- Obstacles to Indian Water Marketing -- Water Marketing: A Status Report -- Colorado -- Utah -- Arizona -- New Mexico -- California -- Nevada -- Idaho -- Other Western States -- Trends and Prospects -- Part III: A Modest Proposal: Modernizing Water Management in the West -- The Realm of the Possible -- The High Plains District's Conservation Program -- A Paradigm of Conservation? -- The First Set of Recommendations: The Federal Level -- The Second Set of Recommendations: The State Level -- A Final Recommendation: A Conserved Water Trust for the Environment -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: The Imperial Irrigation District/Metropolitan Water District Water Transfer: A Case Study. 327 $aAppendix B: Department of the Interior Water Transfer Policy -- Appendix C: Bureau of Reclamation Directory -- Bibliography -- Index -- Board of Directors. 606 $aWater-supply$xGovernment policy$zWest (U.S.) 606 $aWater resources development$xGovernment policy$zWest (U.S.) 606 $aWater conservation$xGovernment policy$zWest (U.S.) 615 0$aWater-supply$xGovernment policy 615 0$aWater resources development$xGovernment policy 615 0$aWater conservation$xGovernment policy 676 $a333.9100978 700 $aReisner$b Marc$01611373 702 $aBates$b Sarah F. 702 $aBabbitt$b Bruce 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818814403321 996 $aOvertapped oasis$93939616 997 $aUNINA