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- All Subjects: Southwestern States
- All Subjects: Water consumption -- Southwest, New
- All Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
- Creators: The Pride Publishing Company
- Creators: Archives and Special Collections, Arizona State University Libraries
Carl Hayden, John Rhodes, Lady Bird Johnson, Stewart and Mo Udall, and Roy Elson depicted, 1968.
Determination of the rights of the states of the lower Colorado River Basin to waters of the main stream of the Colorado River: opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of State of Arizona, plaintiff, v. State of California, et al. Rendered June 3, 1963.
Stewart Udall to Carl T. Hayden re: Justification of Southwest Regional Water Plan, June 12,1963.
Decree of the Supreme Court of the United States re: Arizona vs. California, March 9, 1964.
Report to the Supreme Court by Special Master Simon H. Rifkind re: Arizona vs. California, December 5, 1960.
Research into the sensitivity and vulnerability of urban water systems in Arizona reveals that managers are more concerned about factors such as population growth projections, economic trends, and revenue flows. Reliance on groundwater resources in many cases obscures recognition of any direct impact of precipitation on water supply. Given the low level of perceived climate risk among many providers interviewed for this study, it would seem unlikely that climate information would be needed. However, pockets of sensitivity and vulnerability to climatic impacts do exist in the four study areas covered in this study.
The study had three main goals: (1) to assess the vulnerability of groundwater-dependent agriculture to climate variability, (2) to identify historical and current processes of adaptation to the vagaries of climate in the region— these refer to both system wide adaptations and individual farmer’s adaptations, and, (3) to assess the use of and needs for seasonal climate forecast information in agricultural decision making. The report is targeted at institutional stakeholders (i.e., agricultural extension personnel), physical scientists (particularly climatologists), and policymakers (at the level of NOAA and other federal agencies). Specific recommendations are made to these groups in order to improve the delivery of seasonal forecasts, set research priorities, and inform public policy.
This document provides a summary of international, federal, state, and local laws and policies that may facilitate or constrain decision making within the context of climate impacts. The evaluation concludes that Arizona has a reasonably well-developed structure for governing water management in the more stringently managed areas of the state.
The research presented here documents institutional and organizational factors affecting fire management on tribal lands. Two case studies of fires occurring on tribal lands in Arizona provide insights into how these factors converged to influence the course of events. This study considers historic as well as current conditions and events because these affect whether or not people are receptive to information, to planning, and to working together. Though it focuses on decision making within tribes and agencies responsible for tribal lands, its findings are relevant for other locations as well.