Water and the West, The Colorado River Compact and the Politics of Water in the American West

First time in over ten years, this classic account of the numerous struggles national, state, and local that have occurred in the western American water rights since the late 1800's, it is thoroughly expanded and updated to trace the continuing battles raging over the west's most valuable, and contentious resource. Review: "Vivid...A well documented case study of how not to go about making policy.