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Law for water management: a guide to concepts and effective approaches
… replenishment of groundwater supply in the saturated zone, or addition of water to groundwater storage by natural … groundwater discharge. However, many lakes, especially in arid regions, become saline because the high rate of … Indirect Grasslands 12 100 12 100 Forests 19 700 19 700 Arid lands 5 700 5 700 Wetlands 1 400 1 400 Lake evaporation …
Issues in water law reform
… on private land; • groundwater percolating through land. Arid conditions, comparable to South Africa, and the desire … criteria are ill-suited to the behaviour of waterways in arid countries like South Africa and Australia. One bizarre … as determined by law, is, in any case, the offshore zone, the beaches, the territorial sea, the natural resources …
Wetlands, water and the law. Using law to advance wetland conservation and wise use
… Bay, United States) 139 10.2.5 Mediterranean Coastal Zone (Albufera de Mallorca, Spain) 140 10.2.6 Tropical … Some of the world's most spectacular wetlands are found in arid zones fed by major rivers, such as the Colorado, … or reach the sea in deltas. Upwellings of groundwater in arid countries can form springs, salt lakes, oases or wadis …
The greening of water law: Managing freshwater resources for people and the environment
… city of El Paso for example, which lies in one of the most arid regions of the United States, has for many years used … and develop appropriate and integrated plans for coastal zone management, water resources and agriculture, and for the … system, which predominates in the western, more arid region the United States, water allocations in times of …