Water Policy

California water policy, like the water policy of any state, is designed to regulate limited resources so that they are used according to the preference of policymakers. Different interest groups often back different policies and it is no different of a factionalist dynamic that guides the ôdam fightsö which Dunning (p. 14) maintains ôhighlight the underlying clash in values regarding the best use of water.ö Dam backers often perceive dams with pride, as an example of manÆs control of and taming nature for his own benefit. Dam fighters often view dams as intrusive, economically-driven structures that promote the destruction of riparian vegetation, wildlife, and natural flowing stre

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at such concepts as stream protection, national park inclusion, water marketing, and wise management. The highly public controversies between these two camps of thought on water policy is a symbol of factionalism in U.S. policymaking that helps promote democracy because of different groups vying for control of limited resources. The ultimate outcome of the dam fight battles between dam backers and dam fighters is that the more powerful efforts of the dam fighters have shifted water policy to the point where wise management is replacing unrestrained development as CaliforniaÆs dominant water policy. ESSAY TWO Introduction The San Gabriel River Watershed Act authorizes the National Park Service to prepare a study on the feasibility of including the river and its tributaries in the national park system. Dunning (p. 26) maintains that over the past three decades ôWise management is replacing unrestrained development as CaliforniaÆs dominant water policy.ö The intention of this research is to advocate for inclusion of the San Gabriel River Watershed and its tributaries in the national park system by providing the National Park Service (NPS) with an explanation of the significance of various historical, cultural, scientific, and
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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page)

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