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Half Title Page; Full Title Page; Copyright Page; About the Editors; Contents; Alphabetical Table of Contents; Thematic Table of Contents; Features; Contributors; Introduction; European Settlement and Water Use; Legal Foundations; Westward Movement and Urban Water Demands; The Politics of Water; Flood Control; Pollution and Restoration; Future Challenges; Note on Legal References and Citations; Part I Regional Water Politics and Policy; Intermountain West; Water Allocation and Western Settlement; Management and Development of the West; Midwest; Rivers and Aquifers
Water Power, Industry, and CanalsWetlands and River Ecosystems; Metal Mining and Water; Coal and Steel; Rise and Decline of the Paper Industry; Saint Lawrence Seaway: Commerce and Invasive Species; Cleaning and Monitoring the Waters; Northeast; Early European Settlement; Water Projects and Transportation; Pacific Coast; Los Angeles and the Need for Water; Other Pacific Coast Reclamation Projects; South; Clean Water; Scarce Water; Competing Demands; Planning-or Politics?; Southwest; Early Water Use and Westward Expansion; Bureau of Reclamation Work
Part II Major Issues in Water Politics and PolicyAcid Mine Drainage; Mining Influences; Legislative Initiatives; Acid Rain; Effects and Efforts at Reduction; Historical Background and Current Policy; Agriculture; Transportation and Obstructions; Land, Water, and Reclamation; New Users and New Conflicts; American Indian Water Rights; Early Treaties and Rulings; Winters v. United States; Beyond Winters; American Indian Water Settlements; Characteristics of Legal Settlements; Aquaculture; History of Aquaculture; Modern Aquaculture; Ecological Impact of Aquaculture; Aquaponics; Future Prospects
AquifersMapping and Classification of Aquifers; Freshwater Aquifer Use; Aquifers in Law and Politics; Climate Change; The Long-Term Geological Record; The Modern Warming Trend; Global Political Response; Climate Change in American Law; Coal Ash Ponds; High-Hazard Ponds; Coal Ash Spills; Regulating Coal Ash Disposal; Commercial Fishing; Early History; Technological Changes and Innovations; Decline in Fish Populations and Environmental Impacts; Conservation Movement; Early Conservation Efforts; Gains and Setbacks in the Conservation Cause; Golden Age of Conservation; Dam Building
Impact of Dam Building on Native AmericansEnvironmental Impact of Dams; Dam Removal and River Restoration; Removal Projects; Controversial Klamath River Dam Removals; Water Resource Allocation; Deforestation; Early Efforts to Protect Forests; Effects of Deforestation on Water Quality; Government Intervention; Desertification; Combatting Desertification; Government Efforts to Prevent Desertification; Detergents; The Origins of Soap; Environmental Issues; Dredging; Dredging in the United States; Environmental Impacts; Drought; Measuring Drought; Drought in Precontact and Colonial North America
Drought in U.S. History
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