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Ditches Across the Desert Irrigation in the Lower Pecos Valley 1st Edition by Steve Bogener ISBN 1423762800 9781423762805

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Author(s): Steve Bogener
ISBN(s): 9781423762805, 1423762800
Edition: First Edition
File Details: PDF, 1.31 MB
Year: 2003
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1423762800 
ISBN 13: 9781423762805
Author: Steve Bogener

This book illuminates the myriad personalities and interests that combined and clashed over the Pecos Valley reservoirs and canals. Many Americans, including western lawmakers, considered irrigation to be America at its best. Wealthy easterners invested in its development in the great traditions of American capitalism. Farmers laboring side by side to transform the desert into productive cropland represented the ideals of Jeffersonian yeoman democracy. These people, and the change of the Pecos Valley from rustic cattle territory to towns and irrigated farmland, form the framework for this rich story of the American West. Today the once formidable Pecos River has become a mere shadow of its former self. Dammed in many places for irrigation, its springs pumped dry in others, the Pecos leads a precarious existence. Yet the contest over its water―within New Mexico and between New Mexico and Texas through the Pecos River Compact―continues.

Ditches Across the Desert Irrigation in the Lower Pecos Valley 1st Table of contents:

  • The Geography of the Lower Pecos Valley

    • Physical Landscape and Climate
    • Water Resources in the Region
    • Early Settlements and Agricultural Practices

  • Pre-Colonial and Early Irrigation Practices

    • Native American Irrigation Systems
    • The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Water Management
    • Early Forms of Desert Agriculture

  • Spanish and Colonial Influence on Irrigation

    • Spanish Settlement and Irrigation Techniques
    • Missionaries and Early Water Infrastructure
    • The Role of Irrigation in the Colonial Economy

  • The Rise of Modern Irrigation in the 19th Century

    • Technological Advancements in Water Management
    • The Impact of the Railroad and Agriculture
    • Early Agricultural Communities in the Lower Pecos Valley

  • Engineering the Ditches

    • Construction of Irrigation Ditches and Canals
    • Water Distribution and Management Systems
    • Challenges in Maintaining Irrigation Infrastructure

  • Irrigation and Agricultural Development

    • The Role of Irrigation in Crop Production
    • Major Agricultural Products of the Lower Pecos Valley
    • The Development of Irrigated Farming Communities

  • The Economics of Irrigation

    • Economic Impact of Irrigation on the Region
    • Land Ownership, Water Rights, and Economic Inequality
    • The Role of Government and Policy in Irrigation Development

  • Environmental Considerations

    • The Impact of Irrigation on Local Ecosystems
    • Water Conservation Efforts and Sustainability
    • Changing Climate and Future Water Resources

  • Challenges and Controversies in Irrigation

    • Water Scarcity and Competition for Resources
    • Political and Legal Disputes Over Water Rights
    • The Impact of Federal and State Policies

  • The Legacy of Irrigation in the Lower Pecos Valley

    • The Influence of Historical Irrigation Systems on Modern Agriculture
    • Preserving the Region’s Water Heritage
    • Future Prospects for Irrigation in the Desert

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