The Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District: A Case Study in Texas Groundwater Conservation
Description:
This thesis examines the history of groundwater management through the development of groundwater conservation districts in Texas. Political, economic, ideological, and scientific understandings of groundwater and its regulation varied across the state, as did the natural resource types and quantities, which created a diverse and complicated position for lawmakers and landowners. Groundwater was consistently interpreted as a private property right and case law protected unrestricted use for the…
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Date:
August 2011
Creator:
Teel, Katherine
Partner:
UNT Libraries