Title: History of Federal water resources programs and policies, 1961-70 /
Authors: Holmes, Beatrice Hort,
Date: 1979
Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economics, Statistics, and Cooperatives Service : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off,
Physical description: ix, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: S
Abstract: This publication is a comprehensive account of major federal programs and policies relating to conservation and development of water and related land resources and to water pollution control in the years 1961 to 1970. It discusses most relevant federal legislation and the functioning of federal and federally-assisted programs involving research, planning, construction, and regulation.
Contents: The Early 1960s. Federal water resources agencies, 1961-65 -- The Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources -- The wars over water -- Water in the national mind -- The ideological background of federal water programs, 1961-70 -- Water Resources Agency Programs, 1966-70 -- The Corps of Engineers -- The Bureau of Reclamation -- The Soil Conservertion Service -- The Federal Water Pollution Control Administration -- Other Federal Programs, 1966-70 -- The Water Resources Council.
Subject headings (LCSH): Water resources development--United States--History.