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Green, Dorothy, 1929-2008.

Managing water : avoiding crisis in California / Dorothy Green. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. - 1 online resource (x, 324 p.)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index.

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.

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.

ISBN: 9780520941229 0520941225

Source: 22573/cttt35jk JSTOR

LCCN: 2021696577

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA751259 bnb GBA751260 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013783851 Uk 013783852 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Water-supply--Management.--California
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Environmental--Water Supply.
NATURE--Ecology.
Water-supply--Management

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
California

LC Class. No.: TD224.C3

Dewey Class. No.: 363.6/109794