Water Rights in the United States - A Guide through the Maze

In our rapidly changing world, with the drastic impact of climate change, water policy is the one policy that we must get right. The completely updated second edition of Water Rights in the United States: A Guide through the Maze provides a concise one-stop resource providing state-by-state analysis of water ownership, regulatory agencies, and water polices. No other book explains the complicated relationships between state water policies along with providing an analysis of federal water policies.>

About the author

Charles R. Porter, PhD, is a water rights expert worldwide. He teaches, analyzes, and publishes peer-reviewed academic work on water policy. He also authors and organizes legislation in Texas on water policies. Dr. Porter testifies as an expert on water valuations, water policy formation, and the consequences of failed water policies. He has been named a real estate expert in over 600 lawsuits across the United States since 1987, and has spoken over 250 times as an invited guest speaker across the world on water policies since 2012 alone. He is the author of Public Water Policies: The Ultimate Weapons of Social Control also published by Bernan Press.

Product details

• Authors: Charles R Porter Jr, Charles R. Porter Jr.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 27.11.2025
• EAN: 9798892050890
• ISBN: 9798892050890
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, LAW / Natural Resources, United States of America, USA, Society and culture: general, Central / national / federal government policies, Environmental policy & protocols, Environmental policy and protocols, Energy and natural resources law