{"product_id":"water-politics-in-northern-nevada-leah-j-wilds-9780874179514","title":"Water Politics in Northern Nevada: A Century of Struggle, Second Edition","description":"In northwestern Nevada, the waters of the Truckee, Carson, and Walker river systems are fought over by competing interests: agriculture, industry, Native Americans and newer residents, and environmentalists. Much of the conflict was caused by the Newlands Project, completed in 1915, the earliest federal water reclamation scheme. Diverting these waters destroyed vital wetlands, polluted groundwater, nearly annihilated the cui-ui and the Lahontan cutthroat trout, and threatened the existence of Pyramid Lake. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWater Politics in Northern Nevada\u003c\/i\u003e examines the Newlands Project, its unintended consequences, and decades of litigation over the abatement of these problems and fair allocation of water. Negotiations and federal legislation brought about the Truckee River Operating Agreement in 2008. This revised edition brings the reader up to date on the implementation of the agreement, including ongoing efforts to preserve and enhance Pyramid Lake. The second edition now also includes a discussion of the Walker River basin, following a major project undertaken to address concerns about the health and viability of Walker Lake. The approaches taken to save these two desert treasures, Pyramid Lake and Walker Lake, are offered as models for resolving similar water-resource conflicts in the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leah J. Wilds's study is crucial reading for students and scholars of water politics and environmental issues, not just in Nevada but throughout the western United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah J. Wilds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0874179513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874179514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nevada Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 6.44w x 0.41d","brand":"Leah J. Wilds","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48087031709951,"sku":"9780874179514","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a0fbe64-3223-4d0a-b3d0-72b95b25eb34.jpg?v=1769097907","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/water-politics-in-northern-nevada-leah-j-wilds-9780874179514","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}