Managing water : avoiding crisis in California /

Managing water : avoiding crisis in California /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Green, Dorothy, 1929-
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 324 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Water-supply -- California -- Management. Water-supply -- Management. California. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11212187

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ISBN:	9780520941229 0520941225 9780520253261 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520253264 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520253278 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0520253272 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1282360124 9781282360129
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
Summary:	Water in California is controlled, stored, delivered, and managed within a complex network of interlocking and cooperating districts and agencies. Unraveling and understanding this system is not easy. This book describes how the system works and discusses the issues that face elected officials, water and resource managers, and the general public.
Other form:	Print version: Managing water Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. 9780520253261 (cloth : alk. paper)

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Los Angeles Area Water Supplies; 2. Water Management: Who's in Charge?; 3. Water Use Efficiency; 4. Drinking Water Quality; 5. State Policy and the Los Angeles Area; Glossary; Native Plant Resources; Websites of Interest; Suggested Readings; Index.