Conference on Western Water Issues held at the California Institute of Technology, May 17-18, 1979

Conference · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5664766

Isaacson, M. S.; Fall, T. C. ^[1]

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1. eds.

Over the last few years several potential conflicts have emerged over the manner in which water is put to beneficial use in the western United States. These potential problems have been further heightened by the western drought of 1976-1977 and by the recent upsurge of interest in developing western coal and oil-shale resources. The conference on Western Water Issues, held at the California Institute of Technology, 17-18 May 1979, provided a forum for representatives of industry, agriculture, government, environmental groups, research establishments and universities to exchange ideas on the subject. Most of the discussions centered on California and the Colorado River Basin. Specific items discussed included climatic fluctuations and predictability of the basic water supply; existing water law and needed changes; economics of water and the lack of real water markets; pending California state legislation (on the Peripheral Canal in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta area, and on limits to pumping overdrafted ground water basins); water availability for energy resurces development; and competing needs by municipalities, industry, and agriculture. As a summary of the conference this report should be regarded as a source book to clarify the issues and direct the reader to relevant individuals and references.

• Research Organization: California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena (USA). Environmental Quality Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AG03-79EV10150
• OSTI ID: 5664766
• Report Number(s): EQL-Memo-22; CONF-7905141-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATIONS
AMERICAN INDIANS
CALIFORNIA
CLIMATES
CLOUDS
COLORADO RIVER
COLORADO RIVER BASIN
ECONOMICS
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROUND WATER
HUMAN POPULATIONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
LAWS
MINORITY GROUPS
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PLANNING
POPULATIONS
RESOURCES
RIVERS
SALINITY
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
URBAN AREAS
USA
USES
VALLEYS
VARIATIONS
WATER
WATER REQUIREMENTS
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RIGHTS
WEATHER
WESTERN REGION