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Proposals for Solving the Federal‐State Water Rights Problem
Author(s) -
Goodcell Rex B.
Publication year - 1963
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1963.tb01108.x
Subject(s) - state (computer science) , government (linguistics) , public administration , water development , law , political science , clean water act , water right , state government , business , environmental planning , water resources , local government , environmental science , water quality , computer science , ecology , linguistics , philosophy , algorithm , biology
This article discusses the Feather River Project Association (FRPA) that brought together men representing many diverse water interests in California for roundtable discussions that would make possible a cooperative program with statewide support for the development of water in California. The ultimate success of that program, however, was not in the building of the project facilities, but in the delivery of the water. It is in this area that the federal‐state water rights problem presents unknown risks. If the claims of those supporting the federal view are sustained, and water originating on federal lands – which constitute the major watersheds of the western states – is owned and under the control of the federal government, then most of the so‐called existing water rights and water rights under state laws to appropriate and develop unappropriated water will be subordinate to federal development and use of water. An appendix to the article is provided, containing the text of a bill (S. 2636) introduced in Congress on Sept. 25, 1961, by Senator Thomas H. Kuchei of California. The bill is titled, “A Bill to Provide That Withdrawals or Reservations of Public Land Shall Not Affect Certain Water Rights.”