California Water Law and Related Legal Authority Affecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservation of natural resources.

Courts.

California.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides a summary of California's dual system of water rights and regulation of those rights by the State; discusses considerations used in the process of regulating water usage, including public trust doctrine, rule of beneficial use, and no injury rule; and examines California water projects, projects' rights, and access to water by other users. Covers significant court decisions and relevant statutes that affect the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. California Water Law and Related Legal Authority Affecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Access Restriction:

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