A new era for irrigation
By: Committee on the Future of Irrigation in the Face of Competing Demands, Water Science and Technology Board, Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources, National Research Council.
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S). Committee on the Future of Irrigation in the Face of Competing Demands.
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Irrigation -- United States.; Irrigation farming -- United States.
Description: A New Era for Irrigation draws important conclusions about whether irrigation can continue to be the nation's most significant water user, what role the federal government should play, and what the irrigation industry must do to adapt to conditions in the future.

The book provides data, examples, and insightful commentary on issues such as growing competition for water resources, developments in technology and science, the role of federal subsidies, uncertainties related to American Indian water rights issues, and concern about environmental problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.