Instream Flow Protection: Seeking a Balance in Western Water Use

By Thomas C. Brown and David M. Gillilan

Book Overview

Instream Flow Protectionis a comprehensive overview of Western water use and the issues that surround it. The authors explain instream flow and its historical, political, and legal context; describe current instream flow laws and policies; and present methods of protecting instream flow. They provide numerous examples to illustrate their discussions, with case studies of major river systems including the Bitterroot, Clark's Fork, Colorado, Columbia, Mimbres, Mono Lake, Platte, Snake, and Wind.Policymakers, land and water managers at local, state, and federal levels, attorneys, students and researchers of water issues, and anyone concerned with instream flow protection will find the book enormously valuable.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155963524X
• ISBN13: 9781559635240
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 427 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"