How federal policies affect the allocation of water [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: [Washington, D.C.] : , : Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office, , [2006]
• Descrizione fisica: viii, 22 pages : digital, PDF file
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - United States; Water - Law and legislation - United States; Water quality management - United States
• Note generali: Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 23, 2006).; Distributed to depository libraries in paper, shipping list no. 2006-0320-P.; "August 2006."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Allocation of water resources -- Water uses -- Private rights to use water and the impact on potential reallocations -- The role of prices in facilitating reallocations -- The increasing costs of inflexible water allocations -- Water-rights claims of Indian tribes -- Environmental laws -- Population shifts to arid states -- Drought and climate -- Policy options to facilitate reallocations -- Facilitating water markets -- Encouraging the efficient use of water -- Encouraging the efficient provision of water -- Appendix: Marketing features of Indian water-rights settlements.
• Titolo autorizzato: How federal policies affect the allocation of water
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910695248503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II