Selections from Water policies for the future. Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- Seven Recurring Themes -- Water Requirements vs. Demand for Water -- Alternative Futures -- Water Supplies and Demands -- Economics -- Pricing -- Beneficiary-Pay Principle -- Environment -- Environmental Procedures-The National Environmental Policy Act -- Water Pollution Control -- Water Saving Practices -- Institutions and Procedures -- Institutions -- Procedures -- Water Problems of Metropolitan Areas -- Laws -- Water Transfers -- Permit Statutes -- Ground Water -- Recognition of Social Values in Water -- Federal-State Jurisdiction Over Water -- Indian Water Rights -- Conclusion -- Conclusions and Recommendationbs from the Final Report of the National Water Commission -- Chapter I. Forecasting Future Demands for Water -- Chapter 2. Water and the Natural Environment -- Water Development Projects -- Coastal Zones -- Channelization -- Chapter 3. Water and the Economy -- Water Value -- Regional Development -- Chapter 4. Water Pollution Control -- Chapter 5. Improving Water Related Programs -- Sec. B. The Inland Waterway Program -- Sec. C. Food and Fiber Programs: Increasing Agricultural Production Through Water Resource Development -- Sec. D. Acreage Limitations and Subsidies in Reclamation Programs -- Sec. E. Programs for Reducing Flood Losses -- Sec. F. Municipal and Industrial Water Supply Programs -- Sec. G. Power Production -- The Waste Heat Problem -- Sec. H. Erosion and Sedimentation Damage Control Programs -- Sec. I. Recreation at Reseivoirs -- Sec. J. Improving Federal Water Programs from the Standpoint of Fish and Wildlife -- Chapter 6. Procedures For Resolving Differences Over Environmental and Developmental Values -- Chapter 7. Making Better Use of Existing Supplies -- Sec. B. Improving Ground Water Management -- Sec. C. Pricing as a Means of Motivating Better Use -- Sec. D. Transfer of Water Rights Under Appropriation Doctrine -- Sec. E. Improvements in State Water Laws to Provide Recognition for Social Values in Water -- Sec. F. A Permit System for Riparian States -- Sec. G. Reducing Water Losses by Improved Efficiency -- Sec. H. Reuse of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater -- Chapter 8. Interbasin Transfers -- Chapter 9. Means of Increasing Water Supply -- Desalting -- Precipitation Augmentation -- Land Management -- Potential Technology -- Chapter 10. Better Decisionmaking in Water Management -- Water Resources Planning -- The Role of the Public in Water Resources Planning -- Evaluation as a Basis for Decisionmaking -- Authorization, Budgeting, and Appropriations -- Chapter 11. Improving Organizational Arrangements -- Sec. B. Federal Coordination and Review -- Sec. C. New Functions for Federal Water Agencies -- Sec. D. Organizations for Water Planning and Management for River Basins and Other Regions -- Sec. E. The Great Lakes -- Chapter 12. Water Problems of Metropolitan Areas -- Chapter 13. Federal-State Jurisdiction in the Law of Waters -- Chapter 14. Indian Water Rights -- Chapter 15. Paying the Costs of Water Development Projects -- Chapter 16. Financing Water Programs -- Capital Demands for Water Resources Development -- Alternative Methods of Financing Water Developments -- Chapter 17. Basic Data and Research for Future Progress -- Basic Data -- Research -- Appendices -- Appendix I. The National Water Commission Act -- Appendix II. The Commission -- Appendix III. The Staff -- Appendix IV. List of Background Studies.