Water Management

Environmental Quality: Along the American River

Publisher: Executive Office of the President, Council on Environmental Quality

Description: 26th annual report. Prepared by Robert Livernash. Celebrates our rich natural heritage and the many efforts underway to preserve and restore it.

Year/Pages: 1998: 408 p.; ill.

Price: $24.00

Euphrates Triangle: Security Implications of the Southeastern Anatolia Project

Publisher: Defense Dept., National Defense University

Description: Explores the implications of water distribution for stability in the Tigris-Euphrates basin. Examines patterns of water usage, relations between Turkey and its neighbors, and the impact of Turkey's plans to complete an ambitious national water project. L.C. card 98-54666.

Year/Pages: 1999: 67 p.; ill.

Price: $9.50

Federal Reclamation and Related Laws Annotated (Preliminary): Supplement 2, 1983-1998 Supplement to V. 1-4, Index

Publisher: Interior Dept., Bureau of Reclamation

Description: Donald L. Walker, Editor. Contains a compilation of the Federal Reclamation laws and other statutes that directly affect the program responsibilities of the Bureau of Reclamation and power marketing agencies of the Department of Energy. Includes index to V. 5 and Supplement 2.

Year/Pages: 2001: 596 p. (S808-S1392 p.)

Price: $52.00

Future Investment in Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

Publisher: Congress, Congressional Budget Office

Description: A CBO Study. Provides background information on the nation's water systems. Also includes two estimates of future costs for maintaining and replacing water infrastructure.

Year/Pages: 2002: 80 p.; ill.

Price: $4.75

Reclamation Safety and Health Standards

Publisher: Interior Dept., Bureau of Reclamation, Safety and Occupational Health Office

Description: Issued in looseleaf form. Describes the safety and health requirements for all Bureau of Reclamation activities and operations.

Year/Pages: 2001: 536 p.; ill., looseleaf. revised ed.

Price: $61.00

Riparian Forest Buffers: Function and Design for Protection and Enhancement of Water Resources

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry, Forest Resources Management

Description: NA-PR-07-91. Discusses the ecological benefits streamside forests provide to protect streams and rivers. Item 084.

Year/Pages: 1996: 26 p.; ill.

Price: $9.50

Water Measurement Manual: A Guide to Effective Water Measurement Practices for Better Water Management

Publisher: Interior Dept., Bureau of Reclamation

Description: Water Resources Technical Publication. 3d edition, Revised Reprint. Prepared in cooperation with Agriculture Department, Agricultural Research Service, and Natural Resources Conservation Service. Provides guidance for water users and districts in selecting, managing, inspecting, and maintaining their water measurement devices. Describes the standard methods and devices used to measure irrigation water. Acquaints irrigation system operators with other established but less common methods and with new or special techniques.

Year/Pages: 2001: 485 p.; ill.

Price: $19.00

Design of Small Dams (Cloth)

Publisher: Interior Dept., Bureau of Reclamation

Description: Water Resources Technical Publication. 3rd edition. Presents instructions, standards, and procedures for use in the design of small dams. Intended to serve primarily as a guide to safe practices for those concerned with the design of small dams in public works programs in the United States. Also provides engineers with information and data necessary for the proper design of small dams. Item 660-B.

Year/Pages: 1987: 902 p. 2004-repr.

Price: $80.50

Drainage Manual: A Guide to Integrating Plant, Soil, and Water Relationships for Drainage of Irrigated Lands

Publisher: Interior Dept., Bureau of Reclamation

Description: Water Resources Technical Publication. Revised reprint, 1993. Contains the engineering tools and concepts that have proven useful in planning, constructing, and maintaining drainage systems for successful long term irrigation projects. Provides a ready reference and guide for making accurate estimates of drainage requirements.

Year/Pages: 1993: 339 p.; ill. revised ed.

Price: $8.40

Ground Water Manual: A Guide for the Investigation, Development, and Management of Ground-Water Resources

Publisher: Interior Dept., Bureau of Reclamation

Description: Water Resources Technical Publication. 2d Edition. Presents information on: ground-water occurrence and movement; well-aquifer relationships; ground-water investigations; aquifer test analyses; estimating aquifer yield; data collection; and geophysical investigations. Discusses permeability tests, well design, dewatering systems, well specifications and drilling, well sterilization, and pumps. Includes a bibliography.

Year/Pages: 1995: 693 p.; ill.

Price: $59.50