THE CALIFORNIA WATER ATLAS. [Sacramento]: State of California, [1979]. 46.8x39 cm (folio), pp. [i-iii] iv [v] vi 1-118, illustrations from photographs, maps, and charts, mostly in color, original black leatherette-backed blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver. First edition. An analysis of California's water resources. "In 1979, during the administration of Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., an 18-by-16 inch publication about water in California was issued by the State Printing Office. William L. Kahrl had assembled a team of experts in the Department of Water Resources to collaborate on this valuable guide to the natural, economic, historical, and cultural importance of water in California ... The handsome volume is replete with information on the natural endowment, human settlement, urban development, the Colorado River, valley water systems, water operations, economics, commercial and recreational use, water quality, and ecological matters. With informative graphics and writing that is outstanding in clarity and depth, the presentation rises well above the usual standard for government printing offices. While certain new water issues have evolved since 1979, the book's enduring strength remains its comprehensive analysis and wide-angle view of California as an interdependent geographical area in terms of water resources. It has been said about Southern California's water history that it proves that 'whiskey is for drinkin' and water is for fightin.'' That said, THE CALIFORNIA WATER ATLAS continues to inform the state's citizens about the complex and finite nature of water -- the one indispensable resource whose importance looms ever larger in the twenty-first century" (Larry E. Burgess). Zamorano Select 12. A fine, new copy in the original shipping carton. (#167058).
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