A History of Federal Water Resources Programs, 1800-1960

Beatrice Hort Holmes

No 312474, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This publication discusses most of the significant Federal water resources legislation up to 1960 and describes the programs of U.S. planning and construction agencies; the extent of Federal river basin planning and development up to 1960; and the beginning of Federal encouragement of and cooperation with State and local planning. Also discussed are national political issues related to water resources; relationships between Congress and the Executive and between Federal planning agencies; and the origins and continuation of traditional Federal policies and programs favoring natural resources development to strengthen the economic condition of smaller cities, agriculture, and the West. The final chapter investigates the extent to which, after World War II, the Federal "water establishment" became aware of and able to cope with the water resources problems resulting from unprecedented growth of metropolitan centers and technological change.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 62
Date: 1972-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.312474

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