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Surface Water Allocation and Management

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In the U.S. there are some differences regionally in how surface water allocations are handled. In large part these differences arose historically and have been modified and given legal standing.

  • Riparian Doctrine
  • Doctrine of Prior Appropriation
‹ Goals and Objectives up Riparian Doctrine ›
Earth 111: Water: Science and Society

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Modules

  • Unit 1: Fresh Water: Scarcity or Surfeit?
  • Unit 2: Physical Hydrology
  • Unit 3: Social Science of Water
    • Module 7: What is in your water?
    • Module 8: Cities in Peril: Dealing With Water Scarcity
      • Module 8.1: Cities in Peril: Dealing with Water Scarcity – History and Current Approaches
        • Goals and Objectives
        • Surface Water Allocation and Management
          • Riparian Doctrine
          • Doctrine of Prior Appropriation
        • Cities in Peril: LA
        • Cities In Peril: Las Vegas
        • The Colorado River Compact
        • Summative Assessment: Revising Phoenix
        • Summary and Final Tasks
      • Module 8.2: Cities in Peril: Future climate change, population growth, and water issues
    • Module 9: Water and Politics
    • Module 10: Solving the Water Crisis?
    • Capstone Project Options (Read Carefully)

Authors: Michael Arthur and Demian Saffer Professors, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park, Patrick Belmont Assistant Professor, Utah State University.

Team Lead: Maureen Feineman, Associate Professor, The Pennsylvania State University. Learning Designer: April Millet, The Pennsylvania State University

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