United States Water Law: An Introduction (Hardcover)

The Division of Authority Between Federal and State Governments Allocation of Interstate Water Rights Public Rights to Use Surface Waters Water Ownership Water Supply and Uses Riparian Rights Prior Appropriation Groundwater Native American Rights Environmental Regulation Nuisance and Tort Law Social Theory Louisiana and Hawaii Water Law The Future of Water Resources in the United States Water Corporations Reclamation Western State Water Systems and Fees Classification of Water Bodies and Types of Precipitation Prominent Federal Agencies Dealing with United States Waters Terms Table of Cases Table of Statutes Acknowledgments Further Research Available Online Resources Federal Agencies Water Codes and Water Departments Appendix 1 Brief Discussion of Some Important Cases in Federal Water Law Appendix 2 Select Federal Statutes Appendix 3 Charts and Lists Appendix 4 BLM Fact Sheets on Western States Water Law Appendix 5 Forms and Illustrations Index