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America's water : federal roles and responsibilities /

Were water considered an industry, it would be one of the largest in the United States, surely the most capital-intensive, and the most closely regulated by Congress. Yet as Peter Rogers argues in this readable, pragmatic, and scientifically grounded assessment of national water issues, it would als...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rogers, Peter P., 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1993.
Colección:Twentieth Century Fund Book Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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