Description
Nevada s Newlands Project, completed in 1915, used to be the primary federally subsidized
water reclamation scheme within the U.S. Water Politics in Northern Nevada examines its construction and its many unintended consequences, including deterioration of water quality, destruction of necessary wetlands, interruption of ecosystems, and pollution of waterways and ground water. The project also ended in decades of litigation involving water allocation and the abatement of environmental, social, and economic issues. This book traces the long course of negotiation between competing users that resulted within the signing of the Truckee River Operating Agreement in 2008. It illustrates the challenges of sharing a scarce resource to fulfill diverse wishes and of preserving the resource and the surroundings for long term generations.