1st Edition
Water Policy in Texas Responding to the Rise of Scarcity
Edited By Ronald C. Griffin
Copyright 2010
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
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As a water-scarce state with deep cultural attachments to private property rights, Texas has taken a unique evolutionary path with regard to water management. This new resource surveys past and current challenges for managing both groundwater and surface water, telling a comprehensive story about water policy in Texas, and identifying opportunities for improving future governance. Texas is the... Read more
Foreword by Larry R. Soward1. Experiments in Water Policy2. Texas Water Resources3. Texas Water Law and Organizations4. Texas Water Marketing and Pricing5. The Edwards Aquifer: Hydrology, Ecology, History, and Law6. The Importance and Problem of Freshwater Inflows to Texas Estuaries7. Water for the Environment: Updating Texas Water Law8. Whose Water Is It? The Evolution of Texas's Boundary Water Agreements9. Ground Water Depletion in the Texas High Plains10. The Role of Advanced Technologies in Tapping Unconventional Texas Waters11. Water Management Guidance from Texas
Biography
Ronald C. Griffin is a professor of water resource economics in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Water Resource Economics: The Analysis of Scarcity, Policies, and Projects.
