Essentials of Texas Water Resources (2nd edition)

thumb-texas-water-resourcesEssentials of Texas Water Resources, 2nd Edition
- Mary K. Sahs, Editor.
- A project of The Environmental and Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.
- Includes Essentials of Texas Water Resources digital product.
- 1 volume; softbound
- Copyright ©2012
- 1176 Pages
- $125.00!
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Essentials of Texas Water Resources, edited by Mary K. Sahs and published by TexasBarBooks, is a project of the Environmental & Natural Resources Law Section of the State Bar of Texas. With a list of more than eighty authors that reads like a “who’s who” of Texas water law legal and technical experts, this book will prove itself to be a vital resource to lawyers, engineers, industry professionals, consultants, regulators, conservationists, water boards, groundwater conservation districts, state agencies, river authorities, utilities, municipalities, and academic institutions.

As well as including revisions to all the chapters from the first edition and an updated bibliography, the second edition features the following new chapters:

  • Conjunctive Management and Use of Surface and Groundwater Resources
  • State and Federal Government Entities with Water Resource Jurisdiction
  • River Authorities and Regional Water Districts
  • Water Conservation
  • Innovative Water Technologies
  • Economic Perspectives on Texas Water Resources
  • Energy-Water Nexus

Revised topics include:

  • Surface Water and Groundwater Modeling
  • Interstate Compacts
  • Surface and Groundwater Transactions
  • Water Planning
  • Financing Water Projects
  • Governmental Acquisition of Water Rights by Involuntary Means
  • Flood Management
  • Reservoirs
  • Water Utilities
  • Water Districts
  • Wholesale Water Suppliers
  • Water Rights and the Endangered Species Act
  • Water Quality Regulations
  • Dredge and Fill Permits

The Essentials of Texas Water Resources Digital Product is included with purchase and contains the entire book as a fully hyperlinked and word-searchable PDF file. Case and statutory citations are linked to the online Casemaker Web Library. Also included are PDF versions of Edwards Aquifer Authority Acts and Rules and selected articles from the TexasBarCLE Online Library, free of charge.

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