1st Edition
Markets for Federal Water Subsidies, Property Rights, and the Bureau of Reclamation
By Richard W. Wahl
Copyright 1989
328 Pages
by
RFF Press
328 Pages
by
RFF Press
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This book clearly and authoritatively addresses significant issues of water policy in the western United States at a time when the growing scarcity of western water and the role of the Bureau of Reclamation in the allocation of that resource are becoming increasingly urgent issues. In this scholarly study, Wahl combines his insider's knowledge of the Interior Department's dam-building, regulatory,... Read more
Introduction
Part I: History and Evolution of Subsidies
1. History of Federal Involvement in the Reclamation Movement
2. Irrigation Subsidies in the Reclamation Program
3. Administrative Extension of Subsidies: The Central Valley Project
4. Attempts to Limit the Reclamation Subsidy: The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
Part II: Policy Recommendations to Facilitate Water Marketing
5. Promoting More Efficient Use of Federally Supplied Water
6. Federal Policy Changes to Facilitate Voluntary Water Transfers
Part III: Case Studies of Potential Water Transfers
7. Water Contamination Problems at Kesterson Reservoir
8. Water Transfer Possibilities Involving the Central Arizona Project
9. Quality of Water in the Colorado River and the Yuma Desalting Plant
10. The Prospects for Leasing Compact Rights on the Colorado River
Part IV: Concluding Reflections
Appendix: U.S. Department of the Interior's 'Principles Governing Voluntary Water Transactions'
Biography
Richard W. Wahl
