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1 online resource (305 pages) |
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RFF Press Water Policy Series |
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RFF Press water policy series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Acknowledgments; 1. New Mexico and water management issues; Scope and objectives; The organization of the book; Some key premises underlying the discussions in this book; Part I: Setting the context for water management in New Mexico; 2. Modeling: a basis for linking policy to adaptive water management; Addressing policy and management needs through adaptive management; The role of models in decision making; A systems view of the world; The current state of modeling science |
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Physical system modelingCoupled physical-social system modeling; Benefits of coupled physical-social system modeling; The future of coupled physical-social system modeling; How models can help to integrate science and institutions; A framework for integrating numerical models into decision making; Conclusions: challenges, limitations, and perspectives for the future; References; 3. Water resources in New Mexico; Rio Grande Basin; General description; Surface water resources; Ground water resources; Water use; Water quality; Pecos River Basin; General description; Surface water resources |
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Ground water resourcesWater use; Water quality; Arkansas-White-Red River watershed; General description; Water use; Ground water resources; Water quality; Other New Mexico watersheds; Upper Colorado watershed; Lower Colorado River watershed; Texas Gulf watershed; Brackish and saline water resources in New Mexico; Conclusion; References; 4. Climate and drought in New Mexico; Hydroclimatology of New Mexico; Decadal and interannual variability of regional climate; Climate change in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; Conclusion; Note; References |
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Part II: The historical, legal, and institutional setting of water policy in New Mexico5. The tangled history of New Mexico water law; The Pueblos meet the Spanish lawyers; The arrival of Spanish water rights in New Mexico; The United States arrives and tries to get a grip on the water; Adding interstate compacts to the layers; Stretching the boundaries; Integrating the layers: stream system adjudications; References; 6. The historical role of acequias and agriculture in New Mexico; The water colonies; Sociocultural and ecosystem values; Water markets in the West |
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Acequia coalitions and strategiesThe future of acequias; References; 7. Water rights in New Mexico; Private water rights in New Mexico; Rules for establishing rights; What water?; Beneficial use; Diversion; Permits; Operational rules; Security of delivery-the priority system in practice; Security of entitlement; Terms of the permit; The hydrological cycle and management; Reallocation and rules for transfers; The public's role; Public welfare; Conservation and waste; State and regional water planning; Other public interests; Choices for the future; Planning in the face of uncertainty |
| Summary |
This book addresses water management issues in the State of New Mexico. It focuses on our current understanding of the natural world, capabilities in numerical modeling, existing and evolving regulatory frameworks, and specific issues such as water quality, endangered species and the evolution of new water management institutions. Similar to its neighboring states, New Mexico regularly experiences cycles of drought. It is also experiencing rapid economic growth while at the same time is experiencing a fundamental climate shift. These factors place severe demands on its scarce water resources |
| Notes |
The "best" use for a limited supply and the public interest |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Water-supply -- Government policy -- New Mexico
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Water resources development -- Government policy -- New Mexico
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Water resources development -- Government policy
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Water-supply -- Government policy
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New Mexico
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gupta, Hoshin
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Matthews, Olen Paul
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| ISBN |
9781134282821 |
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1134282826 |
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