Water Rights and the Environment in the United States: A Documentary and Reference Guide

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Reader’s Guide to Related Documents and Sidebars
Introduction
Part I: Doctrines and Rights
1. Establishing Water Laws
Tyler v. Wilkinson (1827)
William H. Cary v. Albert Daniels (1844)
Coffin et al. v. Left Hand Ditch Company (1882)
Charles Lux et al., Appellants v. James B. Haggin et al. The Kern River Land and Canal Company, Respondent (1886)
2. Native American Fishing and Water Rights
Winters v. United States (1908)
Arizona v. California (1963)
United States of America, Plaintiff, Quinault Tribe of Indians on its own behalf and on Behalf of the Queets Band of Indians, et al., Intervenor-Plaintiffs, v. State of Washington, Defendant, Thor C. Tollefson, Director, Washington State Department of Fisheries, et al., Intervenor and Defendants (1974)
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Plaintiff, v. Clifford L. Alexander, Jr., Secretary of the Army of the United States, Lt. Gen. John W. Morris, Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Christopher J. Allaire, District Engineer, United States Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, Defendants (1977)
United States of America, et al., Plaintiffs, v. State of Washington et al., Defendants (1980)
The Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act (1990)
The Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act (1992)
Part II: Waters of the West
3. Waters of the West
Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah. With Maps. 2nd ed. (1879)
The Federal Desert Land Act of 1894, also known as the Carey Land Act
The Reclamation Act of 1902
The Colorado River Compact of 1922
The Boulder Canyon Project Act (1928)
The Colorado River Storage Project Act (1956)
Arizona v. California, 373 U.S. 546 (1963)
Colorado River Basin Act of 1968
Part III: Border Regions
4. Water and Mexico
The Rio Grande River Convention of 1906
The United States–Mexico Water Treaty (1944)
The United States–Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act (2006)
5. Water and Canada
The Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
The Great Lakes Charter (1985)
The Great Lakes Water Quality Protocol of 2012
Part IV: Water Management and Flood Control
6. Flood Control Legislation
Flood Control Act of 1928
Flood Control Act of 1944
Flood Control Act of 1962
7. Dams and Levees
National Dam Safety Program Act of 1996
A Failure of Initiative: Final Report of the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, Conclusion (2006)
Part V: Environmental Issues
8. Water Pollution
Refuse Act of 1899
Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Water Resources Research Act of 1964
Water Resources Planning Act of 1965
Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966
Clean Water Act of 1972, with 1977 Amendments
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as Amended Through 2002
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund), as Amended Through P.L. 107–377, December 31, 2002
Water Resources Development Act of 1986
Water Quality Act of 1987
Rapanos et ux., et al. v. United States (2006)
Proposed Rule: Definition of “Waters of the United States” Under the Clean Water Act (2014)
9. Water Habitats
Joint Resolution for the Protection and Preservation of the Food Fishes of the Coast of the United States (1871)
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1934
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as Amended
Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
Endangered Species Act of 1973
Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977
Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as Amended Through P.L. 106–580, December 29, 2000
Estuary Restoration Act of 2000
FY 2013 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework, Executive Summary
Part VI: New Threats to Water Supply and Safety
10. Oil Spills
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Overview
Exxon Shipping Co., et al., Petitioners, v. Grant Baker et al., 128 S. Ct. 2605 (2008)
Deep Water: The Gulf Oil Disaster and the Future of Offshore Drilling: Report to the President (2011)
11. Chemical Pollution
Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, as Amended Through P.L. 107–377, December 31, 2002
Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order to Resolve DuPont’s Alleged Failure to Submit Substantial Risk Information Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Failure to Submit Data Requested Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (2005)
Water Quality in the High Plains Aquifer, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming, 1999–2004, Overview of Major Findings and Implications (2009)
Summary Report of Short-term Screening Level Calculation and Analysis of Available Animal Studies for MCHM (2014)
12. Fracking
Evaluation of Impacts to Underground Sources of Drinking Water by Hydraulic Fracturing of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs, Conclusions and Recommendations (2004)
Study of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water Resources: Progress Report, Executive Summary (2012)
H.R. 2728—Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act (2013)
13. The Impact of Climate Change on Water Supply
2013 Highlights of Progress: Responses to Climate Change by the National Water Program (2014)
Climate Change Impacts in the United States: Third National Climate Assessment, Finding 7 Water (2014)
Chronology
Selected Resources
Index
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