The Colorado River
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The Colorado River
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Author : United States. Bureau of Reclamation
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
The Colorado River written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
A River No More
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Author : Philip L. Fradkin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1996-09-30
A River No More written by Philip L. Fradkin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09-30 with History categories.
Here is the definitive history of the development of the Colorado River and the claims made on its waters, from its source in the Wyoming Rockies to the California and Arizona borders where, so saline it kills plants, it peters out just short of the Gulf of California. Ever increasing demands on the river to supply cities in the desert render this new edition all too timely. Philip Fradkin has updated this valuable book with a new preface.
Contested Waters
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Author : April R. Summitt
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Contested Waters written by April R. Summitt and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Nature categories.
"To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nations--seven states within the United States and two within Mexico--and sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed." -From the conclusion The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion. Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river, and the concept of sustainable use and how it has been either ignored or applied in recent times. It is organized in two parts, the first addresses the chronological history of the river and long-term issues, while the second examines in more detail four specific topics: metropolitan perceptions, American Indian water rights, US-Mexico relations over the river, and water marketing issues. Creating a complete picture of the evolution of this crucial yet over-utilized resource, this comprehensive summary will fascinate anyone interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest.
The Colorado River
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Author : United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Region 3
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
The Colorado River written by United States. Bureau of Reclamation. Region 3 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
The Colorado River
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Author : Katie Marsico
language : en
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Release Date : 2013-01-01
The Colorado River written by Katie Marsico and has been published by Cherry Lake this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
A tour of the Colorado River and its surrounding area.
Where The Water Goes
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Author : David Owen
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2017-04-11
Where The Water Goes written by David Owen and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-11 with Science categories.
“Wonderfully written…Mr. Owen writes about water, but in these polarized times the lessons he shares spill into other arenas. The world of water rights and wrongs along the Colorado River offers hope for other problems.” —Wall Street Journal An eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes. The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado’s headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks, to the spot near the U.S.–Mexico border where the river runs dry. Water problems in the western United States can seem tantalizingly easy to solve: just turn off the fountains at the Bellagio, stop selling hay to China, ban golf, cut down the almond trees, and kill all the lawyers. But a closer look reveals a vast man-made ecosystem that is far more complex and more interesting than the headlines let on. The story Owen tells in Where the Water Goes is crucial to our future: how a patchwork of engineering marvels, byzantine legal agreements, aging infrastructure, and neighborly cooperation enables life to flourish in the desert—and the disastrous consequences we face when any part of this tenuous system fails.
The Colorado River Question
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Author : Arizona. Colorado River Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1928
The Colorado River Question written by Arizona. Colorado River Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1928 with Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
Water And The West
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Author : Norris Hundley (Jr.)
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2009
Water And The West written by Norris Hundley (Jr.) and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
Back in print for the first time in over ten years, this classic account of the numerous struggles--national, state, and local--that have occurred over western American water rights since the late 1800s is thoroughly expanded and updated to trace the continuing battles raging over the West's most valuable, and contentious, resource.
The Colorado River
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Author : Barbara Cooley
language : en
Publisher: Crescent
Release Date : 1986
The Colorado River written by Barbara Cooley and has been published by Crescent this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) categories.
Colorado River Documents 2008 Hardcover Book And Autoloading Dvd
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Author : Katherine Ott Verburg
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 2011-01-06
Colorado River Documents 2008 Hardcover Book And Autoloading Dvd written by Katherine Ott Verburg and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-06 with Nature categories.
Discusses the history of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's operation and management of the Colorado River on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior from 1979 through 2008. Details the political, legal, institutional, and other instruments developed to address pressing issues faced by Colorado River Basin water users and managers. Reflective of its era, the 2008 volume has an increased focus on coordinated operations of the river in both the Upper and Lower Basins, on environmental matters, on the relationship with Mexico, and on Native American water settlements.