Reallocation of Water Storage at Federal Water Projects for Municipal and Industrial Water Supply.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts.

Actions and defenses.

Environmental law.

Water resources development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (24 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Analyzes legal and policy issues associated with reallocation of water storage from a currently authorized purpose to municipal and industrial water storage under the Water Supply Act of 1958 (WSA). Examines Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) authority under WSA, including limitations on modifications that constitute major operational changes. Details data and examples regarding Corps reallocations under WSA. Addresses various legal challenges of water supply storage at Lake Lanier within the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, including court identification of congressionally authorized purposes; and discusses results of litigation and options for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Reallocation of Water Storage at Federal Water Projects for Municipal and Industrial Water Supply

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