Record Details
Instream Flow Legislation
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Digital Commons
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Instream Flow Legislation |
| Creator | Zellmer, Sandi |
| Description | In the west, state law historically considered water left in the stream to be wasted. Western states, which rely heavily on diversions to meet their water needs, have encouraged full appropriation of rivers and streams. In many cases, however, diversions have resulted in the depletion of stream flow reliant ecosystems and adversely affected fish, wildlife, recreation and river navigation. A comparison of Nebraska law to the water law of other western states demonstrates that Nebraska’s... |
| Date | 2006-11-29T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/watercenterpubs/5 https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/watercenterpubs/article/1004/viewcontent/ZellmerIinstreamFlows.pdf |
| Source | Faculty Publications from The Water Center |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
| Subject | Water Resource Management |
