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Instream flow protection : seeking a balance in Western water use / David M. Gillilan and Thomas C. Brown.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Island Press, ©1997.Description: 1 online resource (x, 417 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1417539771
  • 9781417539772
  • 9781610910873
  • 1610910877
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Instream flow protection.DDC classification:
  • 333.91/00978 21
LOC classification:
  • TC423.6 G55 2001
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-402) and index.

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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.

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.

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