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From page 195... ... California, 91, 92 195 Arkansas, 48, 56, 61 Army Corps of Engineers, 46, 151, 153, 157 Asian culture and communities, 26, 34, 38 Automated and computerized systems, 62, 64, 66, 177 B Beneficial use, 14, 30, 90, 117, 190 Big Lost River, 72 Bonneville Power Administration, 157, 158 Border irrigation, 62 Broadview Water District, Central Valley, California, 100 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) , 77, 79 Bureau of Reclamation, 4, 9, 15, 21, 3132, 46, 48, 72, 101, 116, 145, 152, 157, 174 shift to water management, 6, 17, 7374, 111-112, 125 subsidies, 69, 85 surface water supply, 55, 142 Read the entire page →
From page 196... ... , 16, 68, 71,74,96,97, 114, 178 Climate, see Arid and semiarid regions; Climate change; Humid and subhumid regions; Weather and precipitation patterns Climate change, 74-75, 170 Coastal Zone Management Act, 15-16, 74 Colorado, 21, 26, 32, 48, 61, 130, 132 Colorado River, 73 Columbia River basin, 120, 150, 152, 153151 Competition, see Conflict and competing uses; Markets and marketing Computers, see Automated and computerized systems Conflict and competing uses, 10, 27, 3539, 127, 140-141, 142-148, 153156, 165, 170 Conservancy districts, 23, 31, 37, 158 Conservation and conservation methods, 33, 67, 104, 134-136, 170 adverse impacts of, 25, 104 definitions and measures, 172 incentives and disincentives, 16, 62, INDEX 85, 99, 116-119, 136, 138, 158-159, 171-172 landscape irrigation, 146, 175- 176 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) , 70, 82n, 109, 133 Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Read the entire page →
From page 197... ... See also Hydroelectric power; Thermoelectric power 197 Endangered and declining species, 69, 114, 143-144, 155-156 Endangered Species Act, 16, 96, 114, 143, 155, 157 Energy use and costs, 64, 66, 85 Environmental demands and issues, 6, 10, 15, 22, 28, 68-75, 72, 95-97, 100, 125, 143-145, 153-156, 162-163, 170, 171, 177-178 future directions, 75, 177- 178 government programs, 68-69, 70-71, 82n, 175, 178 legislation and regulation, 15- 16, 68, 69, 70-71, 83-84, 95, 96-97, 114, 143 see also Climate change; Drainage; Habitat losses; Instream flows; Salinity; Soil quality; Water quality and pollution; Wetlands Environmental Protection Agency, 70-71, 74, 114 Ethnographic studies, 22-23 Evapotranspiration (ET) , 49, 75, 106-107, 117, 191 Everglades, 162- 163 F Family farms, 99 Farms, see Agriculture; Crops and cropland Federal government, 109, 111-115, 177 budget deficits and funding constraints, 14 environmental programs, 68-69, 70-71, 82n, 175, 178 historic role in irrigation, 2-3, 9, 10, 14, 15-16, 21-22, 31-32, 36, 46-47, 78, 83, 98 policy shifts, 4, 15-16, 31, 174-175, 179 see also Army Corps of Engineers; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Reclamation; Department of Agriculture; Environmental Read the entire page →
From page 198... ... , 39, 137 Global warming, see Climate change Golf courses, 25, 68, 76, 160, 176 Government, see Institutions and policies Grass, see Turfgrass Gravity irrigation, 62, 63, 66, 141 Great Plains, 24, 47, 73, 126, 128-139 ground water use, 48, 52 Greenhouse effect, see Climate change INDEX Ground water, 56, 61, 67, 87, 126 declines in supply, 110, 119, 132-133, 145-146, 170, 191 pumping costs, 66, 88, 124n, 134 withdrawals by region and state, 52, 53-55, 56 H Habitat losses, 25, 69, 72, 86, 96, 97, 104 Hall, William Hammond, 32, 37 Hay and alfalfa, 48, 49, 56, 67, 68, 88, 94, 152 Henry's Fork, Idaho, 119 Heritage values, 27, 31-33 High-value crops, 62, 67-68, 94, 130, 170, 172-173, 191 Hispanic culture and communities, 26, 33, 34, 36 community water rights (acequia) , 29, 36, 39 History of irrigation, 8-10, 12, 14-16, 91, 94 cultural aspects, 22-23, 27-40 legislation and policy, 9, 14, 83-84 Hohokam canals, 32, 33, 34-35 Homestead Act, 15 Horizontal integration, 173 Horticultural crops, 67 Humid and subhumid regions, 10, 48, 61, 77, 85, 126, 170 Hydroelectric power, 57-58, 78, 153-154, 157 Idaho, 48, 56, 61, 72, 152, 155, 158 Immigrant communities, 34, 37 Indian lands and rights, 9, 14, 25-26, 32, 38, 77, 90, 112, 150-151, 170 claims and settlements, 7, 14, 32, 38, 89-91, 92-93, 115-116, 175 cropland, 77-78 cultural values, 22-23, 126 federal allotment and sale, 9 fisheries, 32, 91, 120, 153, 156 Read the entire page →
From page 199... ... systems, 66, 130 Livestock, see Pastures and rangeland; Ranching and livestock production Loan programs, 118, 138 Local government, 112, 172, 175 Louisiana, 48, 61 M Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District (MSIDD) , 113 Markets and marketing, 64, 174 of farm commodities, 127, 172-173 global, 17, 94-95, 127, 172-173, 174 policies regarding water, 17, 18, 170 specialty products, 34, 173-174 Read the entire page →
From page 200... ... Program, 71 Natural gas, 66 Near Coastal Waters Strategy, 71 Nebraska, 56, 130, 132, 133, 138 history of irrigation in, 41n Natural Resource Districts (NRDs) , 110-111 New Mexico, 26, 29, 130, 132 No injury legal concept, 29 North Dakota, history of irrigation in, 41n INDEX Northwest Power Planning Council, 158 Nutrients, see Fertilizers and nutrients o Ogallala aquifer, 48, 88, 99, 118, 128-130, 132, 133, 134-135, 138-139 Oklahoma, 56, 130, 132 Operating costs, 64, 66, 85, 149 Orchards, see Fruit orchards Oregon, 52, 118, 152, 155, 158 p Pacific Northwest, 48, 52, 126, 150-159 fishery protection, 56, 155-156 Pastures and rangeland, 48, 67, 88, 141 Pesticides, 70, 74, 97, 103, 134, 137, 176, 178 Physical characteristics, 126 Pick-Sloan program, 78 Pima Indians, 9, 34, 38 Plants and vegetation, 25, 177 breeding and genetic engineering, 101103, 177 see also Crops and cropland Policy, see Institutions and policies Pollution, see Water quality and pollution Population growth, 10, 16, 57-58, 94, 147, 161 Practicably irrigated acreage (PIA) Read the entire page →
From page 201... ... See also Technologies for irrigation Sedimentation, 72, 178 Sensors, 62, 137, 177 Small Watershed Program, 70 Sodbuster program, 70 Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act, 115 Soil Conservation Service (SCS) , 46, 73, 114-115 Soil probes, 62, 64 Soil quality, 72, 73, 150 erosion, 70, 97, 114-115, 133, 134, 136, 178 salinity, 72-73, 105, 145 Sorghum, 49,88,102, 130 South Carolina, history of irrigation in, 37 South Dakota, din, 130 Southeast region, 47, 52, 94, 126, 170 Southwest region, 31-32 Soybeans, 64, 88, 130 Spanish water law, 9, 36 Spatial scales, 12, 13, 17-18, 27 Specialty farms, 34, 173-174 Sporhase v. Read the entire page →
From page 202... ... , 14, 32, 38, 89-90 Urban areas and urbanization, 10, 14, 25, 67, 68, 95, 142, 148, 149, 155 farms located near, 148, 173-174 water rights purchases and transfers, 88-89, 100, 146-147 see also Landscape irrigation Utah, 26, 32, 34, 36, 52 Utopian communities, 21, 32, 36-37 V Vegetables, 49, 68, 88, 164 Vegetation, see Plants and vegetation Vertical integration, 94, 173 Voluntary transfers, 171 W Washington State, 52, 117, 119-120, 152, 155, 158 Wastewater, see Reclaimed wastewater Water Bank Program, 70 Waterbanks,37, 116 Water costs and prices, 16, 64, 65, 66-67, 68, 84-85, 88, 124n, 148, 170-172 Read the entire page →

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... California, 91, 92 195 Arkansas, 48, 56, 61 Army Corps of Engineers, 46, 151, 153, 157 Asian culture and communities, 26, 34, 38 Automated and computerized systems, 62, 64, 66, 177 B Beneficial use, 14, 30, 90, 117, 190 Big Lost River, 72 Bonneville Power Administration, 157, 158 Border irrigation, 62 Broadview Water District, Central Valley, California, 100 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) , 77, 79 Bureau of Reclamation, 4, 9, 15, 21, 3132, 46, 48, 72, 101, 116, 145, 152, 157, 174 shift to water management, 6, 17, 7374, 111-112, 125 subsidies, 69, 85 surface water supply, 55, 142

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... , 16, 68, 71,74,96,97, 114, 178 Climate, see Arid and semiarid regions; Climate change; Humid and subhumid regions; Weather and precipitation patterns Climate change, 74-75, 170 Coastal Zone Management Act, 15-16, 74 Colorado, 21, 26, 32, 48, 61, 130, 132 Colorado River, 73 Columbia River basin, 120, 150, 152, 153151 Competition, see Conflict and competing uses; Markets and marketing Computers, see Automated and computerized systems Conflict and competing uses, 10, 27, 3539, 127, 140-141, 142-148, 153156, 165, 170 Conservancy districts, 23, 31, 37, 158 Conservation and conservation methods, 33, 67, 104, 134-136, 170 adverse impacts of, 25, 104 definitions and measures, 172 incentives and disincentives, 16, 62, INDEX 85, 99, 116-119, 136, 138, 158-159, 171-172 landscape irrigation, 146, 175- 176 Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) , 70, 82n, 109, 133 Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)

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... See also Hydroelectric power; Thermoelectric power 197 Endangered and declining species, 69, 114, 143-144, 155-156 Endangered Species Act, 16, 96, 114, 143, 155, 157 Energy use and costs, 64, 66, 85 Environmental demands and issues, 6, 10, 15, 22, 28, 68-75, 72, 95-97, 100, 125, 143-145, 153-156, 162-163, 170, 171, 177-178 future directions, 75, 177- 178 government programs, 68-69, 70-71, 82n, 175, 178 legislation and regulation, 15- 16, 68, 69, 70-71, 83-84, 95, 96-97, 114, 143 see also Climate change; Drainage; Habitat losses; Instream flows; Salinity; Soil quality; Water quality and pollution; Wetlands Environmental Protection Agency, 70-71, 74, 114 Ethnographic studies, 22-23 Evapotranspiration (ET) , 49, 75, 106-107, 117, 191 Everglades, 162- 163 F Family farms, 99 Farms, see Agriculture; Crops and cropland Federal government, 109, 111-115, 177 budget deficits and funding constraints, 14 environmental programs, 68-69, 70-71, 82n, 175, 178 historic role in irrigation, 2-3, 9, 10, 14, 15-16, 21-22, 31-32, 36, 46-47, 78, 83, 98 policy shifts, 4, 15-16, 31, 174-175, 179 see also Army Corps of Engineers; Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Reclamation; Department of Agriculture; Environmental

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... , 39, 137 Global warming, see Climate change Golf courses, 25, 68, 76, 160, 176 Government, see Institutions and policies Grass, see Turfgrass Gravity irrigation, 62, 63, 66, 141 Great Plains, 24, 47, 73, 126, 128-139 ground water use, 48, 52 Greenhouse effect, see Climate change INDEX Ground water, 56, 61, 67, 87, 126 declines in supply, 110, 119, 132-133, 145-146, 170, 191 pumping costs, 66, 88, 124n, 134 withdrawals by region and state, 52, 53-55, 56 H Habitat losses, 25, 69, 72, 86, 96, 97, 104 Hall, William Hammond, 32, 37 Hay and alfalfa, 48, 49, 56, 67, 68, 88, 94, 152 Henry's Fork, Idaho, 119 Heritage values, 27, 31-33 High-value crops, 62, 67-68, 94, 130, 170, 172-173, 191 Hispanic culture and communities, 26, 33, 34, 36 community water rights (acequia) , 29, 36, 39 History of irrigation, 8-10, 12, 14-16, 91, 94 cultural aspects, 22-23, 27-40 legislation and policy, 9, 14, 83-84 Hohokam canals, 32, 33, 34-35 Homestead Act, 15 Horizontal integration, 173 Horticultural crops, 67 Humid and subhumid regions, 10, 48, 61, 77, 85, 126, 170 Hydroelectric power, 57-58, 78, 153-154, 157 Idaho, 48, 56, 61, 72, 152, 155, 158 Immigrant communities, 34, 37 Indian lands and rights, 9, 14, 25-26, 32, 38, 77, 90, 112, 150-151, 170 claims and settlements, 7, 14, 32, 38, 89-91, 92-93, 115-116, 175 cropland, 77-78 cultural values, 22-23, 126 federal allotment and sale, 9 fisheries, 32, 91, 120, 153, 156

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... systems, 66, 130 Livestock, see Pastures and rangeland; Ranching and livestock production Loan programs, 118, 138 Local government, 112, 172, 175 Louisiana, 48, 61 M Maricopa-Stanfield Irrigation and Drainage District (MSIDD) , 113 Markets and marketing, 64, 174 of farm commodities, 127, 172-173 global, 17, 94-95, 127, 172-173, 174 policies regarding water, 17, 18, 170 specialty products, 34, 173-174

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... Program, 71 Natural gas, 66 Near Coastal Waters Strategy, 71 Nebraska, 56, 130, 132, 133, 138 history of irrigation in, 41n Natural Resource Districts (NRDs) , 110-111 New Mexico, 26, 29, 130, 132 No injury legal concept, 29 North Dakota, history of irrigation in, 41n INDEX Northwest Power Planning Council, 158 Nutrients, see Fertilizers and nutrients o Ogallala aquifer, 48, 88, 99, 118, 128-130, 132, 133, 134-135, 138-139 Oklahoma, 56, 130, 132 Operating costs, 64, 66, 85, 149 Orchards, see Fruit orchards Oregon, 52, 118, 152, 155, 158 p Pacific Northwest, 48, 52, 126, 150-159 fishery protection, 56, 155-156 Pastures and rangeland, 48, 67, 88, 141 Pesticides, 70, 74, 97, 103, 134, 137, 176, 178 Physical characteristics, 126 Pick-Sloan program, 78 Pima Indians, 9, 34, 38 Plants and vegetation, 25, 177 breeding and genetic engineering, 101103, 177 see also Crops and cropland Policy, see Institutions and policies Pollution, see Water quality and pollution Population growth, 10, 16, 57-58, 94, 147, 161 Practicably irrigated acreage (PIA)

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... See also Technologies for irrigation Sedimentation, 72, 178 Sensors, 62, 137, 177 Small Watershed Program, 70 Sodbuster program, 70 Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act, 115 Soil Conservation Service (SCS) , 46, 73, 114-115 Soil probes, 62, 64 Soil quality, 72, 73, 150 erosion, 70, 97, 114-115, 133, 134, 136, 178 salinity, 72-73, 105, 145 Sorghum, 49,88,102, 130 South Carolina, history of irrigation in, 37 South Dakota, din, 130 Southeast region, 47, 52, 94, 126, 170 Southwest region, 31-32 Soybeans, 64, 88, 130 Spanish water law, 9, 36 Spatial scales, 12, 13, 17-18, 27 Specialty farms, 34, 173-174 Sporhase v.

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... , 14, 32, 38, 89-90 Urban areas and urbanization, 10, 14, 25, 67, 68, 95, 142, 148, 149, 155 farms located near, 148, 173-174 water rights purchases and transfers, 88-89, 100, 146-147 see also Landscape irrigation Utah, 26, 32, 34, 36, 52 Utopian communities, 21, 32, 36-37 V Vegetables, 49, 68, 88, 164 Vegetation, see Plants and vegetation Vertical integration, 94, 173 Voluntary transfers, 171 W Washington State, 52, 117, 119-120, 152, 155, 158 Wastewater, see Reclaimed wastewater Water Bank Program, 70 Waterbanks,37, 116 Water costs and prices, 16, 64, 65, 66-67, 68, 84-85, 88, 124n, 148, 170-172

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INDEX Pages 195-204

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Pages 195-204