Colorado River Basin water management : evaluating and adjusting to hydroclimatic variability

Colorado River Basin water management : evaluating and adjusting to hydroclimatic variability / Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management, Water Science and Technology Board, Divsion on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board., National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Water-supply > Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Water quality management > Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
Climatic changes > Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Infrastructure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Climatic changes
Climatology
Water quality management
Water-supply
Colorado River Watershed (Colo.-Mexico) > Climate.
North America > Colorado River Watershed
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Table of Contents:
  • FrontMatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Historical and Contemporary Aspects of Colorado River Development
  • 3 Climate and Hydrology of the Colorado River Basin Region
  • 4 Prospects for Conserving and Extending Water Supplies
  • 5 Colorado River Basin Drought Planning Strategies and Organizations
  • 6 Epilogue
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A Letter to Secretary of the Interior Gale A. Norton from the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming Governorâ€?s Representatives on Colorado River Operations Appendix B Guest Speakers at Committee Meetings
  • Appendix C Water Science and Technology Board
  • Appendix D Biographical Information for Committee on the Scientific Bases of Colorado River Basin Water Management

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