Water use, management, and planning in the United States /
[Book]
Stephen A. Thompson
San Diego :
Academic,
c1999
xvii, 371 p. :
ill., maps ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-365) and index
1. The Physical System -- 2. A History of Water Development in the United States -- 3. Water Quantity Law: The Legal System -- 4. Water Use in the United States -- 5. Economics and Water Resources -- 6. Water Demand and Supply: Management and Planning -- 7. Offstream Water Use: Urban and Agricultural Uses -- 8. Instream Water Use: Hydroelectric Power and Recreation -- 9. Water Quality and Ecosystem Health -- 10. Floods and Droughts -- App. 1. Unit Conversions and Equivalents -- App. 2. Sources of Water-Related Information -- App. 3. Investment and Discount Factors