Western Water Institutions in a Changing Environment. Volume II. Analysis of the Role of Water Institutions in the Conservation and Reallocation of Agricultural Water

摘要

Policy issues, conflicts, and options involved in the conservation and reallocation of agricultural water in the western United States are identified and analyzed. The research is based on field investigations, interviews, and a review of available literature. This volume examines legal, political, economic, and social issues in case studies of the Central Arizona Project and the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project in New Mexico. Discussed are arguments supporting the view that (1) the Navajos have an expansive water right on the San Juan River; and (2) that Navajo water rights are limited to the consumptive amount necessary to irrigate 110,630 acres using the most modern methods of irrigation technology. The CAP study includes farmers' attitudes concerning the project.