California-Nevada interstate water compact: a study in controversy

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:6719519

Haller, T G

The subject of this case study was the legislative consideration of the California-Nevada Interstate Water Compact in the California and Nevada legislatures during 1969 to 1971. The Compact was introduced into the California and Nevada legislatures in 1969 after fourteen years of negotiations between California and Nevada. The intent of the agreement was to allocate the waters of the Truckee, Carson, and Walker rivers to California and Nevada. Complicating the division of these waters between the two states was the question of what waters Pyramid Lake, a part of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, was legally entitled to. The Paiutes opposed the Compact on the grounds that it would discriminate against their water rights, leading to the further decline and ultimate destruction of Pyramid Lake. The plight of Pyramid Lake and the possible infringement on Indian water rights resulted in spirited legislative battles in the California and the Nevada legislatures. Group theory was used as the conceptual framework for the analysis of the case study. Seven hypotheses consistent with group theory and applicable to the study were presented and tested.

• OSTI ID: 6719519
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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