Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS XI
3. THE CONTRIBUTORS XIII
4. INTRODUCTION XV
5. PART ONE. THE CALIFORNIA WATER PLAN
6. 1. The California Water Plan and Its Critics: A Brief Review 3
7. PART TWO. WATER USE
8. 2. The Economic Demand for Water in Urban Areas 31
9. 3. Agricultural Demands for Water 49
10. 4. Water Supply and Irrigation Efficiency in the West 71
11. 5. On the Demand for Water in Its Natural Environment 84
12. 6. Ecological Implications of Reduced Freshwater Flows on the San Francisco Bay-Delta System 109
13. PART THREE. THE TECHNOLOGY OF WATER SUPPLY
14. 7. Desalting Technology 127
15. 8. Waste-Water Reclamation — Urban and Agricultural 161
16. 9. Groundwater Utilization 174
17. 10. Geothermal Resources in the Imperial Valley 190
18. 11. Energy Resources 206
19. PART FOUR. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF WATER RESOURCES
20. 12. Uncertainty and Decision-Making in Water Resources 233
21. 13. The 160-Acre Law 251
22. 14. Legal Aspects of Conjunctive Use in California 263
23. 15. Evaluation Procedures of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: The Dos Rios Project 271
24. 16. On the Political Economy of Water Resources Evaluation 285
25. INDEX 345