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UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Allocation; Augmentation; Colorado River Commission; Consensus; Conservation; Environmental protection; North America – Colorado River Watershed; Resource allocation; Water resources management; Water rights; Water supply
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Consensus On The Colorado: Issues In The Allocation Of A Limited Resource, Jeffrey D. Tilton
Consensus On The Colorado: Issues In The Allocation Of A Limited Resource, Jeffrey D. Tilton
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The purpose of this study was to identify current issues in water allocation in the Lower Colorado River Basin and to locate existing areas of consensus among its stakeholders. Surveys, both paper and web-based provided the data required to measure overwhelming agreement on issues. The data analysis served to locate the areas of agreement within and between interest groups. While overwhelming agreement between all groups proved to be a relatively rare occurrence, the existence of issue specific agreement between two or more groups was more common than expected. Accord was demonstrated in all four major areas: allocation, augmentation, conservation, and …