Water Transfers in the West: Efficiency, Equity, and the Environment

by National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Geosciences Environment and Resources, et al.

Book Overview

The American West faces many challenges, but none is more important than the challenge of managing its water. This book examines the role that water transfers can play in allocating the region's scarce water resources. It focuses on the variety of third parties, including Native Americans, Hispanic communities, rural communities, and the environment, that can sometimes be harmed when water is moved.
The committee presents recommendations to guide...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309045282
• ISBN13: 9780309045285
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.