A History of Federal Water Resources Programs, 1800-1960

• Author(s): Beatrice Hort Holmes,
• Publisher: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
• Pages: 51
• Language: en

Description:... This publication discusses most of the significant federal water resources legislation up to 1960 and describes the programs of U.S. planning and construction agencies; the extent of federal river basin planning and development up to 1960; and the beginning of federal encouragement of and cooperation with State and local planning.