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Author Zimmerman, Joseph Francis, 1928-

Title Interstate water compacts : intergovernmental efforts to manage America's water supply / Joseph F. Zimmerman
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2012

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Contents The federal system -- The compact device -- Water allocation compacts -- Development, flood control, and pollution abatement -- The Supreme Court's original jurisdiction -- Interstate compact controversies -- A water action plan
Summary "This groundbreaking work is the first to devote itself to interstate and federal-interstate compacts pertaining to controversies including the abatement of water pollution, apportionment of river waters, economic development, flood control, inland fisheries, marine fisheries, and restoration to rivers of anadromous fish such as salmon and shad. The process for entering into interstate and federal-interstate compacts is explained in detail, as is the exercise of original jurisdiction by the US Supreme Court to resolve intractable interstate controversies involving interpretation of provisions of compact, water apportionment, and water pollution abatement"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Water-supply -- Management
Interstate agreements -- United States
Water -- Government policy -- United States
Water resources development -- Law and legislation -- United States
Water -- Law and legislation -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
Interstate agreements
Water -- Government policy
Water -- Law and legislation
Water resources development -- Law and legislation
Water-supply -- Management
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781438444499
1438444494