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<br />CHAPTER 1 <br /> <br />CHAPTER 2 <br /> <br />Contents <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES IN WATER MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />THE SETIING <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />An Arid Drainage Basin <br /> <br />5 <br /> <br />A Rough and Ruddy River <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />A Wide Range of Ecological Zones <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />The Grand Canyon: A Renowned Natural Wonder <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />A Sparse but Rapidly Increasing Population <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br />A Growing Economy <br /> <br />13 <br /> <br />A High Degree of River Control <br /> <br />16 <br /> <br />Legal Allocation of the Water of the lBasin <br />The Colorado River Compact /18 <br />Allocations among the States /20 <br />The Mexican Treaty Obligation /20 <br />Arizona vs. California et al. /2ll <br />The Central Arizona Project /24 <br />The Pacific Southwest Water Plan /25 <br />The Lower Colorado River Basin Project /26 <br />Proposals for Importation /27 <br /> <br />17 <br /> <br />A Problem of Water Quality <br /> <br />28 <br /> <br />vii <br />