Chronicle of a Demise Foretold: State vs. Local Groundwater Management in Texas and the High Plains Aquifer System

This paper assesses a case of co-management of groundwater between the state of Texas, pushing for the rationalisation of groundwater management, and local (mainly farming) communities organised in Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs), which are protective of their private groundwater rights....

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Main Authors: Alvar Closas, François Molle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Water Alternatives Association 2018-10-01
Series:Water Alternatives
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Online Access:http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol11/v11issue3/451-a11-3-4/file