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Water rights and the environment in the United States, a documentary and reference guide, John R. Burch, Jr

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-432) and index

index present

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Water rights and the environment in the United States

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John R. Burch, Jr

Documentary and reference guides

a documentary and reference guide

"This work broadly surveys the development of water politics and policy in the United States from the early nineteenth century to the present day. It is a story told through documents that is wrought with conflict as competing legal rulings and legislation at the state, federal, and international levels have created a morass that pits interest groups against each other. ... Through these documents, readers learn how our water politics evolved, see how previous generations address the challenges that faced them, and have present issues identified with various points of view so that they can consider possible solutions for the future."--Pg.ixCovers legislation on: Aquifers -- Chemicals, oil, and other hazardous substances, Climate change -- Colorado River -- Ecosystems and wildlife management -- Flooding and flood control -- The Great Lakes -- Hydraulic fracturing / fracking -- International agreements, protocols, and treaties -- Native American rights -- State and federal appeals cases -- United States Supreme Court cases -- Water in the Western United States -- Water quality, treatment, and pollution

pt. I. Doctrines and rights -- 1. Establishing water laws -- Tyler v. Wilkinson (1827) -- William H. Cary v. Albert Daniels (1844) -- Coffin et al. v. Left Hand Ditch company (1882) -- Charles Lux et al., appellants v. James B. Haggin et al. The Kern River Land and Canal Company, respondent (1886) -- 2. Native American fishing and water rights -- Winters v. United States (1908) -- Arizona v. California (1963) -- United States of America, plaintiff, Quinault Tribe of Indians on its own behalf and on behalf of the Queets Band of Indians, et al., intervenor-plaintiffs, v. State of Washington, defendant, Thor C. Tollefson, Director, Washington State Department of Fisheries, et.al., intervenor and defendants (1974) -- Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, plaintiff, v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army of the United States, Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Christopher J. Allaire, District Engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, defendants (1977) -- United States of America, et al., plaintiffs, v. State of Washington et al., defendants (1980) -- The Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act (1990) -- The Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act (1992) -- pt. II. Waters of the West -- 3. Waters of the West -- Report on the lands of the arid region of the United States, with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, with maps, 2nd ed. (1879) -- The Federal Desert Land Act of 1894, also known as the Carey Land Act -- The Reclamation Act of 1902 -- The Colorado River Compact of 1922 -- The Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928) -- The Colorado River Storage Project Act (1956) -- Arizona v. California, 373 U.S. 546 (1963) -- Colorado River Basin Act of 1968 -- pt. III. Border regions -- 4. Water and Mexico -- The Rio Grande River Convention of 1906 -- The United States-Mexico Water Treaty (1944) -- The United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (2006) -- 5. Water and Canada -- The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 -- The Great Lakes Charter (1985) -- The Great Lakes Water Quality Protocol of 2012 -- pt. IV. Water management and flood control -- 6. Flood control legislation -- Flood Control Act of 1928 -- Flood Control Act of 1944 -- Flood Control Act of 1962 -- 7. Dams and levees -- National Dam Safety Program Act of 1996 -- A failure of initiative : Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, conclusion (2006)pt. V. Environmental issues -- 8. Water pollution -- Refuse Act of 1899 -- Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 -- Water Resources Research Act of 1964 -- Water Resources Planning Act of 1965 -- Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 -- Clean Water Act of 1972, with 1977 amendments -- Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended through 2002 -- Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 -- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund), as amended through P.L. 107-377, December 31, 2002 -- Water Resources Development Act of 1986 -- Water Quality Act of 1987 -- Rapanos et ux., et al., v. United States (2006) -- Proposed rule : definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act (2014) -- 9. Water habitats -- Joint Resolution for the Protection and Preservation of the Food Fishes of the coast of the United States (1871) -- Fish and Wildlife coordination Act of 1934 -- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 -- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended -- Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970 -- Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 -- Endangered Species Act of 1973 -- Soil and Water Resources conservation Act of 1977 -- Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as amended through P.L. 106-580, December 29, 2000 -- Estuary Restoration Act of 2000 -- FY 2013 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework, executive summary -- pt. VI. New threats to water supply and safety -- 10. Oil spills -- Oil Pollution Act of 1990, overview -- Exxon Shipping co., et al., petitioners, v. Grant Baker et al., 128 S. Ct. 2605 (2008) -- Deep Water : the Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling : report to the President (2011) -- 11. Chemical pollution -- Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, as amended through P.L. 107-377, December 31, 2002 -- Consent agreement and proposed final order to resolve DuPont's alleged failure to submit substantial risk information under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and failure to submit data requested under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (2005) -- Water quality in the High Plains Aquifer, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1999-2004, overview of major findings and implications (2009) -- Summary report of short-term screening level calculation and analysis of available animal studies for MCHM (2014) -- 12. Fracking -- Evaluation of impacts to underground sources of drinking water by hydraulic fracturing of coalbed methane reservoirs, conclusions and recommendations (2004) -- Study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources : progress report, executive summary (2012) -- H.R. 2728 : Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act (2013) -- 13. The impact of climate change on water supply -- 2013 highlights of progress : responses to climate change by the National Water Program (2014) -- Climate change impacts in the United States : Third National Climate Assessment, Finding 7 Water (2014) -- Chronology