Instream flow protection : seeking a balance in Western water use /

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Instream Flow Protection is a comprehensive overview of Western water use and the issues that surround it. The authors explain instream flow and its historical, political, and legal context; describe current instream flow laws and policies; and present methods of protecting instream flow.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillilan, David M., 1960-
Otros Autores: Brown, Thomas C. (Thomas Capnor), 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1997.
Temas:
Rivers > West (U.S.) > Regulation.
Streamflow > West (U.S.)
Water use > West (U.S.)
Cours d'eau > États-Unis (Ouest) > Régularisation.
Cours d'eau > Débit > États-Unis (Ouest)
Eau > Utilisation > États-Unis (Ouest)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Rivers > Regulation
Streamflow
Water use
West United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. What's the Big Deal, Anyway?
  • 2. The Loss of Instream Flows: A Short History of Water Use and Water Law in the West
  • 3. Instream Uses of Water
  • 4. How Much Water Should Be Left in Streams?
  • 5. Instream Flow Protection Issues in the States
  • 6. Methods the States Use to Protect Instream Flows
  • 7. Effect of Instream Flow Protection on Other Water Uses
  • 8. Federal Authorities and Approaches for Protecting Instream Flows
  • 9. Federal Water Development Programs Affecting Instream Flows
  • 10. Federal Environmental Protection Legislation and Programs Affecting Instream Flows
  • 11. Reaching a Balance in Water Allocation.

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