United States water law : an introduction /

Johnson, John W.

United States water law : an introduction / John W. Johnson - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009 - xvii, 471 p. : ill., maps forms ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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

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Water rights--United States
Riparian rights--United States
Water--Law and legislation--United States
Water resources development--Law and legislation--United States
Water-supply--United States

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