Download or read book Flood Control and Reclamation in California written by Valentine S. McClatchy and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report of the Reclamation Board of California written by California. Reclamation Board and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Evolution of the 1936 Flood Control Act written by Joseph L. Arnold and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Sacramento Flood Control Project written by California. Division of Engineering and Irrigation and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Battling the Inland Sea written by Robert Kelley and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Of late historians have become increasingly interested in the vast re-ordering of the environment involved in the creation of America. Nowhere was this more true than in the Sacramento Valley where re-ordering edged into folly. Battling the Inland Sea is a powerful evocation of the losses and gains involved in battling the mighty Sacramento River. But more than this, it is an exploration of the national will as it sought to rearrange nature herself with such mixed results. Here is history dealing with the most elemental forces of land, water and engineering as they are shaped by public policy. Here is the profound drama of value and symbol which occurs when Americans come into conflict with forces over which they can exercise, as Robert Kelley shows, only the most transitory and pyrrhic victories."—Kevin Starr, author of the Americans and the California Dream "Robert Kelley's research into the origins of California's first great flood control system has already helped to inform the shaping of the state's water laws. Now he opens up the benefits of that work for the average reader in a wonderfully clear and engaging story that manages, among other things, to show that water development in the United States hasn't been just a matter of engineering but a cultural and intellectual achievement as well."—William Kahrl, author of Water and Power "A vividly written narrative of one of the major transformations of the physical world we inhabit. Robert Kelley draws upon his rich store of learning and insight to set the struggles over the Sacramento Valley into a broad context. His book contains important lessons for those who would understand the American economy, environment, politics, or culture."—Daniel W. Howe, author of The Political Culture of the American Whigs

Download or read book Rivers and Harbors flood Control 1962 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works. Subcommittee on Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Water and American Government written by Donald J. Pisani and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2002-12-31 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Donald Pisani's history of perhaps the boldest economic and social program ever undertaken in the United States, shows in fascinating detail how ambitious government programs fall prey to the power of local interest groups and the federal system of governance itself.

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Download or read book Rivers by Design written by Karen M. O'Neill and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2006-05-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States has one of the largest and costliest flood control systems in the world, even though only a small proportion of its land lies in floodplains. Rivers by Design traces the emergence of the mammoth U.S. flood management system, which is overseen by the federal government but implemented in conjunction with state governments and local contractors and levee districts. Karen M. O’Neill analyzes the social origins of the flood control program, showing how the system initially developed as a response to the demands of farmers and the business elite in outlying territories. The configuration of the current system continues to reflect decisions made in the nineteenth century and early twentieth. It favors economic development at the expense of environmental concerns. O’Neill focuses on the creation of flood control programs along the lower Mississippi River and the Sacramento River, the first two rivers to receive federal flood control aid. She describes how, in the early to mid-nineteenth century, planters, shippers, and merchants from both regions campaigned for federal assistance with flood control efforts. She explains how the federal government was slowly and reluctantly drawn into water management to the extent that, over time, nearly every river in the United States was reengineered. Her narrative culminates in the passage of the national Flood Control Act of 1936, which empowered the Army Corps of Engineers to build projects for all navigable rivers in conjunction with local authorities, effectively ending nationwide, comprehensive planning for the protection of water resources.

Download or read book Journals of the Legislature of the State of California written by California. Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 2092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book California Riparian Systems written by Richard E. Warner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents 135 of the papers presented at the 1981 California Riparian Systems Conference. The papers address all aspects of riparian systems: habitat, wildlife, land management, land use policy planning, conservation and water resource management.

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