Drought, Water Law, and the Origins of California's Central Valley Project
Title | Drought, Water Law, and the Origins of California's Central Valley Project PDF eBook |
Author | Tim Stroshane |
Publisher | University of Nevada Press |
Total Pages | 429 |
Release | 2016-10-27 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 087417001X |
This book is an account of how water rights were designed as a key part of the state’s largest public water system, the Central Valley Project. Along sixty miles of the San Joaquin River, from Gustine to Mendota, four corporate entities called “exchange contractors” retain paramount water rights to the river. Their rights descend from the days of the Miller & Lux Cattle Company, which amassed an empire of land and water from the 1850s through the 1920s and protected these assets through business deals and prolific litigation. Miller & Lux’s dominance of the river relied on what many in the San Joaquin Valley regarded as wasteful irrigation practices and unreasonable water usage. Economic and political power in California’s present water system was born of this monopoly on water control. Stroshane tells how drought and legal conflict shaped statewide economic development and how the grand bargain of a San Joaquin River water exchange was struck from this monopoly legacy, setting the stage for future water wars. His analysis will appeal to readers interested in environmental studies and public policy.
The Central Valley Project
Title | The Central Valley Project PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 186 |
Release | 1942 |
Genre | Central Valley Project (California) |
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Description of the water systems in the Central Valley, the effects of floods and droughts, and the dams built to control the water supply. Intended for school students.
The Great Central Valley
Title | The Great Central Valley PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald W. Haslam |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | California |
ISBN | 0520077776 |
Explores the natural and social history of California's agricultural heartland. This book celebrates the tenacious people of the Valley, where hard work and ingenuity are the means to both survival and success.
Central Valley Project Studies
Title | Central Valley Project Studies PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 472 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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Central Valley Project Documents
Title | Central Valley Project Documents PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 1174 |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | |
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History of Legislation and Policy Formation of the Central Valley Project
Title | History of Legislation and Policy Formation of the Central Valley Project PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Montgomery |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 294 |
Release | 1946 |
Genre | |
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Central Valley Project
Title | Central Valley Project PDF eBook |
Author | Hugh G. Hansen |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 296 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Water resources development |
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