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Drought management and its impact on public water systems : report on a colloquium, Sept. 5, 1985 / sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Water Science and Technology Board Staff, Corporate Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Water consumption.
- Droughts--United States--Congresses.
- Droughts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (135 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1986.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on a colloquium sponsored by the Water Science and Technology Board, this book addresses the need for research toward the problems of water management during drought episodes. It covers such topics as the causes and occurrence of drought, drought management options, acceptable risks for public systems, and legal and institutional aspects of drought management.
- Contents:
- Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems
- Copyright
- PREFACE
- Contents
- OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS
- RESEARCH CONCERNS
- MANAGEMENT CONCERNS
- LEGAL CONCERNS
- CONCLUSIONS
- BACKGROUND PAPERS
- 1 Dimensions of Drought Management for Public Water Supplies (Colloquium Keynote Address)
- DIMENSIONS
- WATER AMONG OTHER PUBLIC SERVICES
- DROUGHT AS ONE HAZARD AMONG MANY
- TIME
- SPACE
- ORGANIZATION
- CONCLUDING REMARKS
- REFERENCES
- 2 Causes and Occurrence of Drought
- DEFINITION OF DROUGHT
- CAUSES OF DROUGHT IN TEMPERATE LATITUDES
- POTENTIAL FOR DROUGHT FORECASTING
- CURRENT OPERATIONAL DROUGHT FORECASTING TECHNIQUES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
- Meteorological Forecasts
- Hydrologic Forecasts
- FORECAST ACCURACY
- POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN DROUGHT FORECASTS
- 3 What are Acceptable Risks for Public Systems?
- FLOOD MANAGEMENT PLANNING
- AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT MANAGEMENT
- THE GREAT CALIFORNIA DROUGHT OF 1976-1977
- DEVELOPMENTS SINCE 1977
- WATER PLANNING IN CALIFORNIA
- POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF URBAN WATER SHORTAGES
- URBAN AND AGRICULTURAL COMPETITION AND COOPERATION
- PUBLIC COMMITENT
- WATER AGENCY RESPONSIBILITY
- FINANCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS
- DROUGHT MANAGEMENT DECISION-MAKING
- REFERENCE
- 4 Drought Management Options
- THE "DESIGN DROUGHT" APPROACH
- DROUGHT EMERGENCY PROGRAMS
- MINIMIZING THE LONG-RUN COST OF COPING WITH DROUGHTS
- AVAILABILITY OF ANALYTICAL TOOLS
- 5 Legal and Institutional Aspects of Drought Management
- SYSTEM NEEDS
- ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPLY WATER
- CONTRACT PROTECTIONS
- POWER TO REGULATE
- THE NEED FOR MANAGEMENT OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS
- WATER ALLOCATION AND CONJUNCTIVE USE
- PREFERENTIAL USE
- INTERSTATE TRANSFERS
- PUBLIC TRUST
- CONCLUDING REMARKS.
- APPENDIXES
- Appendix A The Emergency Water Conservation Plan of the City of Los Angeles and the Summary of the Los Angeles Emergency…
- The Emergency Water Conservation Plan of the City of Los Angeles [Added by Ord. No. 149,700, Effecti ...
- Article I
- Summary of Los Angeles Emergency Water Conservation Ordinance
- Appendix B Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District Rationing Plan
- Notice of Water Restrictions
- What Does Four Hours of Watering Per Week Mean?
- Update of Water Situation
- Present Water Situation
- Our Position
- What You Can Do
- Will This Situation Exist During Every Dry Year?
- Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Principal Contributors
- Appendix D Attendees at Boulder Colloquium.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-280-26100-5
- 9786610261000
- 0-309-58099-4
- OCLC:
- 44957524
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