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Water Management in Indian Country
Author(s) -
J. Steven
Publication year - 1986
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.1551-8833.1986.tb05831.x
Subject(s) - indian country , focus (optics) , administration (probate law) , water resources , state (computer science) , political science , control (management) , business , environmental planning , environmental resource management , economic growth , development economics , geography , management , law , economics , computer science , ecology , physics , optics , algorithm , biology
Establishing a legal right to the use of water on Indian reservations has been a major focus of tribal efforts in past decades. This focus is currently expanding to include tribal assertions of control over the regulation and management of water resources in Indian Country. This article discusses ongoing tribal management efforts and how such efforts interface with state water administration in the West.