One Hundred Years Of Water Wars In New Mexico, 1912-2012, Paperback - Catherine T. Ortega Klett

During this time she has also coordinated the presentation of many conferences and symposia. She has a bachelor's degree in sociology from the State University of New York at Albany and a master's degree in public administration from New Mexico State University. This book details many of the complex and messy fights, legal and otherwise, over precious water in a semiarid western state. The celebration of New Mexico's centennial is made more complete with the telling of these exciting and colorful narratives of how water has and will shape our future. CATHERINE T. Focusing on the past one hundred years constituting New Mexico's statehood, contributors describe the often convoluted and always intriguing stories that have shaped New Mexico's water past and that will, without doubt, influence its future history. ORTEGA KLETT, a native New Mexican, has worked at the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute for 25 years, overseeing the information transfer program including the publication of technical reports, conference proceedings, newsletters, and miscellaneous reports. Water is the lifeblood of human existence. Many of New Mexico's "movers and shakers" in the water community have contributed their water war stories to the book. From acclaimed water lawyers to historians to novelists to academicians, their stories reflect the broad legal, historic, traditional, religious, and community values of New Mexico's water culture. New Mexico's history provides a fascinating microcosm of the role water plays in the growth and development of a community.

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One Hundred Years Of Water Wars In New Mexico, 1912-2012, Paperback - Catherine T. Ortega Klett