Property Rights, Political Power, and the Management of Ground and Surface Water

Found at: https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1707
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Type:	Conference Paper
Author:	Blomquist, William; Schlager, Edella
Conference:	1997 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association
Location:	Tucson, Arizona
Conf. Date:	March 13-15, 1997
Date:	1997
URI:	https://hdl.handle.net/10535/1707
Sector:	Water Resource & Irrigation
Region:	North America
Subject(s):	groundwater watersheds water resources common pool resources collective action Workshop
Abstract:	"Among the more popular contemporary recommendations for improved watershed use and protection is conjunctive use of surface and underground water resources. Conjunctive use involves the coordination of surface water supplies and storage with groundwater supplies and storage, for purposes of sustainable watershed use and enhanced watershed protection. Among the several potential benefits that have been promoted by advocates of greater conjunctive use are: improved security of usable water supplies, lessened exposure to extreme events such as droughts and floods, reduced reliance on costly and environmentally disruptive surface water impoundments and distribution systems, and enhanced protection of aquatic life and habitat."

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