Competition for California Water: Alternative Resolutions

Californians are facing a severe economic and political battle over their water supply. A balance between supply and demand must be achieved, but it is uncertain that all Californians will receive as much water as they desire at a price they can afford. Competition for California Water provides essential information on key issues such as costs, cost-sharing, environmental protection, conservation, institutional reform, agriculture, and alternative futures for California's water supply. It is written in nontechnical language and is an invaluable resource for Californians concerned about the future of their state.

Format: Hardback
Length: 222 pages
Publication date: 25 March 2022
Publisher: University of California Press

California's water is at the center of an intense economic and political struggle, as a balance between supply and demand must be reached. However, it is far from certain that all Californians will get as much water as they want at a price they feel is right. The competition for California's water presents essential information on key issues, including costs, cost-sharing, environmental protection, conservation, institutional reform, agriculture, and alternative futures for California's water supply.

Thirty-one experts on all aspects of this topic project alternative futures for Californias water supply, written in nontechnical language. Competition for California Water is an invaluable source of information for Californians concerned with the future of their state, as it is part of UC Press' Voices Revived program, which commemorates the University of California Press' mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780520356573