Dam Nation: How Water Shaped The West And Will Determine Its Future, First Edition Ireland the authors provide a detailed

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Dam Nation: How Water Shaped The West And Will Determine Its Future, First Edition Ireland the authors provide a detailedIn the scramble to claim water rights in the West during the fevered days of early emigration and expansion, running out of water was rarely a concern, and the dam building fever that transformed the West in the 19th and 20th centuries created a map of the region that may be unsustainable. Throughout the arid American West, metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver need water. These cities are growing, but water supplies