Feasibility of Serving the Hacienda Water District From the State Water Project (Classic Reprint)
Feasibility of Serving the Hacienda Water District From the State Water Project (Classic Reprint)

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Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781330881712

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Excerpt from Feasibility of Serving the Hacienda Water District From the State Water Project In November 1960, the California Water Resources Development Bond Act was approved by the State's electorate, paving the way for the construction of the state Water Project as the first phase of the California Water Plan. Since that time, many local water service agencies throughout the State have contracted Kith the State for water service from the proposed facilities. Several water agencies have been organized since November 1960 expressly for the purpose of obtaining water supplies from the state facilities for the areas they represent. Prior to executing water supply contracts with water agencies, the Department of Water Resources makes studies of the agencies and the areas encompassed by them to determine the propriety of entering into such contracts. These studies are mode with the goal of evaluating (1) each area's future demand for supplemental water supplies, (2) the legal ability of each agency in question to enter into a water supply contract with the State, (3) the engineering feasibility of providing the proposed water service, and (4) the financial ability of the agency to contract for a water supply from the State Water Project. The results of the studies made for each agency, as described above, along with significant supporting material, are embodied in reports published by the Department of Water Resources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Dividing the Waters
Dividing the Waters

Author: William Andrew Blomquist

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13:

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Not only are these water supplies not depleted, they are in fact relatively healthy despite California's recent six-year drought.

Feasibility of Serving the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District From the State Water Project (Classic Reprint)
Feasibility of Serving the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District From the State Water Project (Classic Reprint)

Author: California Department Of Wate Resources

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-23

Total Pages: 70

ISBN-13: 9780282284190

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Excerpt from Feasibility of Serving the Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District From the State Water Project In November 1960, the California Water Resources Development Bond Act was approved by the State's electorate, paving the way for the construction of the State Water Project. Since that time, many local water service agencies throughout the state have applied to the Department of Water Resources for consideration as potential contractors with the State for water service from the proposed facilities. Several water agencies have been organized and formed since November 1960 expressly for the purpose of obtaining supplemental water supplies from the State facilities for the areas they represent. Prior to executing contracts for a water supply with public agencies, the Department of Water Resources made studies of those agencies and the areas encompassed by them to determine the propriety of entering into such contracts. These studies were made with the goal of evala ating (1) each area's future demand for supplemental water supplies, (2) the legal ability of each agency in question to enter into a water supply contract with the State, (3) the engineering feasibility of providing the proposed water service, and (4) the financial ability of each agency and its constituent area to bear the financial burden necessarily imposed upon it by a water supply contract with the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The California Water Atlas
The California Water Atlas

Author: California. Dept. of Water Resources

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 9780913232682

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Originally published in 1979, The California Water Atlas, a monument of 20th century cartographic publishing, has been scanned and put online for free public access by the David Rumsey Map Collection. Linda Vida, Director of The Water Resources Center Archives of the University of California asked David Rumsey and Cartography Associates to scan and make available to the public this extraordinary book. The copyright holder, the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, agreed to allow free public access online. The book was digitized at very high resolution so the resulting images can be explored, revealing all the amazing detail in the many diagrams, maps, and illustrations that accompany the extensive text. The original work was a collaborative effort involving many individuals in and outside the government of then Governor Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown, Jr., including William L. Kahrl, Project Director and Editor; William A. Bowen, Cartography Team Director; Stewart Brand, Advisory Group Chairman; Marlyn L. Shelton, Research Team Director; David L. Fuller and Donald A. Ryan, Principal Cartographers; and many others who contributed to the project. ~ David Rumsey Map Collection blog, January 21, 2010.

The Dreamt Land
The Dreamt Land

Author: Mark Arax

Publisher: Knopf

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 1101875208

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" An] exhaustive, deeply reported account . . . Few other journalists could have written a book as personal and authoritative . . . As Arax makes plain in this important book, it's been the same story in California for almost two centuries now: When it comes to water, 'the resource is finite. The greed isn't.'" --Gary Krist, The New York Times Book Review A vivid, searching journey into California's capture of water and soil--the epic story of a people's defiance of nature and the wonders, and ruin, it has wrought Mark Arax is from a family of Central Valley farmers, a writer with deep ties to the land who has watched the battles over water intensify even as California lurches from drought to flood and back again. In The Dreamt Land, he travels the state to explore the one-of-a-kind distribution system, built in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, that is straining to keep up with California's relentless growth. This is a heartfelt, beautifully written book about the land and the people who have worked it--from gold miners to wheat ranchers to small fruit farmers and today's Big Ag. Since the beginning, Californians have redirected rivers, drilled ever-deeper wells and built higher dams, pushing the water supply past its limit. The Dreamt Land weaves reportage, history and memoir to confront the "Golden State" myth in riveting fashion. No other chronicler of the West has so deeply delved into the empires of agriculture that drink so much of the water. The nation's biggest farmers--the nut king, grape king and citrus queen--tell their story here for the first time. This is a tale of politics and hubris in the arid West, of imported workers left behind in the sun and the fatigued earth that is made to give more even while it keeps sinking. But when drought turns to flood once again, all is forgotten as the farmers plant more nuts and the developers build more houses. Arax, the native son, is persistent and tough as he treks from desert to delta, mountain to valley. What he finds is hard earned, awe-inspiring, tragic and revelatory. In the end, his compassion for the land becomes an elegy to the dream that created California and now threatens to undo it.

Valuing Ground Water
Valuing Ground Water

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 1997-07-10

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 0309175003

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Because water in the United State has not been traded in markets, there is no meaningful estimate of what it would cost if it were traded. But failing to establish ground water's valueâ€"for in situ uses such as sustaining wetlands as well as for extractive uses such as agricultureâ€"will lead to continued overuse and degradation of the nation's aquifers. In Valuing Ground Water an interdisciplinary committee integrates the latest economic, legal, and physical knowledge about ground water and methods for valuing this resource, making it comprehensible to decision-makers involved in Superfund cleanup efforts, local wellhead protection programs, water allocation, and other water-related management issues. Using the concept of total economic value, this volume provides a framework for calculating the economic value of ground water and evaluating tradeoffs between competing uses of it. Included are seven case studies where ground-water valuation has been or could be used in decisionmaking. The committee examines trends in ground-water management, factors that contribute to its value, and issues surrounding ground-water allocation and legal rights to its use. The book discusses economic valuation of natural resources and reviews several valuation methods. Presenting conclusions, recommendations, and research priorities, Valuing Ground Water will be of interest to those concerned about ground-water issues: policymakers, regulators, economists, attorneys, researchers, resource managers, and environmental advocates.

Feasibility of Serving the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District From the State Water Project (Classic Reprint)
Feasibility of Serving the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District From the State Water Project (Classic Reprint)

Author: California Department of Wate Resources

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-01-13

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9780243011988

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Excerpt from Feasibility of Serving the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District From the State Water Project Department of Water Resources, March 1957, with plans for delivery of fresh water to the counties of Solano, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Feasibility of Serving the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District from the State Water Project:
Feasibility of Serving the Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District from the State Water Project:

Author: California Dept of Water Resources

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9781378108413

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Groundwater Quality
Groundwater Quality

Author: Harriet Nash

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1994-10-31

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 0412586207

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Groundwater quality monitoring and testing is of paramount importance both in the developed and developing world. This book presents a series of papers illustrating the varied nature of current research into groundwater quality. Urban and rural supplies are covered through a case history approach, and the importance of remedial action to prevent deterioration is emphasized.