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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

2. E. W. Hilgard and the History of Irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley: Stunning Productivity, Slowly Undone by Inadequate Drainage

Authors : James D. Oster, Dennis Wichelns

Published in: Salinity and Drainage in San Joaquin Valley, California

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Abstract

After the California gold rush in 1894, the attention turned to farming. Soon irrigated agriculture flourished aided by federal policies in settling the West and providing water supply. It continued to expand with favorable water rights and policies, advancements in irrigation technologies, and imported water supplies. The need of subsurface drainage was long understood but failed to materialize due to lack of collective actions. The salinity drainage predicament in the San Joaquin Valley culminated in the selenium eco-toxicological harms further complicated the disposal issues.

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Metadata
Title
E. W. Hilgard and the History of Irrigation in the San Joaquin Valley: Stunning Productivity, Slowly Undone by Inadequate Drainage
Authors
James D. Oster
Dennis Wichelns
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Salinity and Drainage in San Joaquin Valley, California

Print ISBN: 978-94-007-6850-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-007-6851-2

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6851-2_2