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Managing Water Resources From the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time
Author(s) -
McCullough Charles A.
Publication year - 1974
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.1551-8833.1974.tb02000.x
Subject(s) - flood control , flood myth , water resource management , streams , environmental science , water resources , hydrology (agriculture) , drilling , environmental resource management , petroleum engineering , geology , geography , computer science , engineering , geotechnical engineering , computer network , ecology , archaeology , biology , mechanical engineering
California's economy developed through use of summer flows of streams and drilling of wells in extensive ground‐water basins. As these sources were overexploited, storage of winter flood flows and massive transportation facilities were constructed. Extensive water‐quality control programs were implemented.