Sharing the common pool : water rights in the everyday lives of Texans / Charles R. Porter Jr. ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.
2014
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Title
Sharing the common pool : water rights in the everyday lives of Texans / Charles R. Porter Jr. ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.
Published
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2014]
Copyright
©2014
Call Number
KFT1323.W2 P67 2014
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781623491376 (flex : alk. paper)
1623491371 (flex : alk. paper)
9781623491703 (e-book)
1623491371 (flex : alk. paper)
9781623491703 (e-book)
Description
xi, 247 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
System Control No.
(OCoLC)862066424
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (217-233 pages)and index.
Series
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Government Document Classification Number
Z TA475.8 P833sh
Portion of Title
Water rights in the everyday lives of Texans
Gift
Purchased from the income of the Beinecke Fund
Gift
The Arthur W. Diamond Law Library
Purchased from the income of the Beinecke Fund
Table of Contents
Foreword / Andrew Sansom
ix
Acknowledgments
xi
Introduction
1
pt. ONE
NATURAL WATER, HUMAN RULES
5
1.
The Unique Characteristics of Water and Water Rights in Texas
7
2.
Water Rights and Water Law in General
16
pt. TWO
WHO OWNS WATER?
21
3.
Water: State Owned
23
4.
Water: Privately Owned
34
5.
Water: Shared Ownership
43
pt. THREE
HOW IS WATER USED AND REGULATED?
51
6.
Supply and Demand, Today and Tomorrow
53
7.
How We Use Water
61
8.
Who Regulates Water Use?
78
pt. FOUR
HOW DO WATER RIGHTS AFFECT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS?
106
9.
Water and Everyday Real Estate Transactions
111
pt. FIVE
WHAT SHOULD GUIDE WATER POLICY: "THE COMMON GOOD" OR PRIVATE RIGHTS?
127
10.
Public Policy Debates in the Recent Past
129
11.
Public Policy through the Crystal Ball
160
Epilogue
177
Appendix 1
Significant Court Cases concerning Texas Water Rights
179
Appendix 2
Government and Other Resources
187
Appendix 3
Texas Supreme Court Cases and Other Significant Texas Cases
190
Notes
197
Glossary
211
Bibliography
217
Index
235