Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems

Drought Management and Its Impact on Public Water Systems
	PREFACE
	CONTENTS
	OVERVIEW AND CONCLUSIONS
		Research Concerns
		Management Concerns
		Legal Concerns
		Conclusions
	BACKGROUND PAPERS
		1 Dimensions of Drought Management for Public Water Supplies (Colloquium Keynote Address)
			Dimensions
			Water Among Other Public Services
			Drought as One Hazard Among Many
			Time
			Space
			Organization
			Concluding Remarks
			References
		2 Causes and Occurrence of Drought
			Definition of Drought
			Causes of Drought in Temperate Latitudes
			Potential for Drought Forecasting
			Current Operational Drought Forecasting Techniques in California and the Western United States
				Meteorological Forecasts
				Hydrologic Forecasts
			Forecast Accuracy
			Potential Problems in Drought Forecasts
			Concluding Remarks
			References
		3 What are Acceptable Risks for Public Systems?
			Flood Management Planning
			Agricultural Drought Management
			The Great California Drought of 1976–1977
			Developments Since 1977
			Water Planning in California
			Potential Consequences of Urban Water Shortages
			Urban and Agricultural Competition and Cooperation
			Public Commitent
			Water Agency Responsibility
			Financial and Institutional Problems
			Drought Management Decision-Making
			Concluding Remarks
			Reference
		4 Drought Management Options
			The \"Design Drought\" Approach
			Drought Emergency Programs
			Minimizing the Long-Run Cost of Coping with Droughts
			Availability of Analytical Tools
			References
		5 Legal and Institutional Aspects of Drought Management
			System Needs
			Organizations that Supply Water
			Contract Protections
			Power to Regulate
			The Need for Management of Drought Conditions
			Water Allocation and Conjunctive Use
			Preferential Use
			Interstate Transfers
			Public Trust
			Concluding Remarks
	APPENDIXES
		Appendix A The Emergency Water Conservation Plan of the City of Los Angeles and the  Summary of the ...
			The Emergency Water Conservation Plan of the City of Los Angeles [Added by Ord. No. 149,700, Effecti...
				Article I
			Summary of Los Angeles Emergency Water Conservation Ordinance
		Appendix B Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District Rationing Plan
			Notice of Water Restrictions
			What Does Four Hours of Watering Per Week Mean?
			Update of Water Situation
				Present Water Situation
				Our Position
				What You Can Do
			Will This Situation Exist During Every Dry Year?
		Appendix C Biographical Sketches of Principal Contributors
		Appendix D Attendees at Boulder Colloquium