An Equity Autopsy: Exploring the Role of Water Rights in Water Allocations and Impacts for the Central Valley Project during the 2012–2016 California Drought

Entrenched Western water rights regimes may appear to function relatively well in wet years, but extreme drought events can expose the kinds of harsh ecological and socio-economic outcomes that the hard edges of prior appropriation inherently generate. During the 2012–2016 California drought some ir...

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Main Author: Zachary P. Sugg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Resources
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9276/7/1/12