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1 online resource |
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River books |
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River books (Series)
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Natural Water, Human Rules; 1. The Unique Characteristics of Water and Water Rights in Texas; 2. Water Rights and Water Law in General; Part Two: Who Owns Water?; 3. Water: State Owned; 4. Water: Privately Owned; 5. Water: Shared Ownership; Part Three: How is Water Used and Regulated?; 6. Supply and Demand, Today and Tomorrow; 7. How We Use Water; 8. Who Regulates Water Use?; Part Four: How Do Water Rights Affect Real Estate Transactions?; 9. Water and Everyday Real Estate Transactions |
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Part Five: What Should Guide Water Policy: ""The Common Good"" or Private Rights?10. Public Policy Debates in the Recent Past; 11. Public Policy through the Crystal Ball; Epilogue; Appendix 1: Significant Court Cases Concerning Texas Water Rights; Appendix 2: Government and Other Resources; Appendix 3: Texas Supreme Court Cases and Other Significant Texas Cases; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover |
| Summary |
If all the people, municipalities, agencies, businesses, power plants, and other entities that think they have a right to the water in Texas actually tried to exercise those rights, there would not be enough water to satisfy all claims, no matter how legitimate. In Sharing the Common Pool: Water Rights in the Everyday Lives of Texans, water rights expert Charles Porter explains in the simplest possible terms who has rights to the water in Texas, who determines who has those rights, and who benefits or suffers because of it. The origins of Texas water law, which contains |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (217-233 pages) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Water rights -- Texas
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Water rights
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Texas
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1623491703 |
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9781623491703 |
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